1.   There are many mixed Marriages, and war has only strengthened friendships.

2.   Franks made a highly publicized endorsement of DiFrancesco in January, support that Franks said was intended to strengthen their friendship.

3.   More admirable is that their friendship has been strengthened by marriage.

4.   The openness itself is welcome and some of the comments have been heartening, including the desire to strengthen the friendship between Riyadh and Washington.

5.   When Giuliani returned to New York to become the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District, he and Safir continued to work together, further strengthening their friendship.

6.   Hun Sen said the visit strengthened traditional friendship between the two countries, Xinhua reported.

7.   The aim is to strengthen friendship between Malaysia and African countries.

8.   The notion of strengthening friendship between Canada and China incensed protesters outside the hotel.

9.   The SMC element and the gang fights seemed to strengthen the friendship among this group.

10.   Their friendship was strengthened by hours of pickup basketball games they played to keep in shape during the offseason.