51.   Georgia-Pacific said the deal continues a series of major strategic actions aimed at strengthening its position as a high value-added paper and building products company.

52.   Hamas wants to get credit with those Palestinians who see withdrawal as a step toward destruction of Israel, and strengthen its position in the new post-withdrawal Palestine.

53.   He would greatly strengthen his position, both before and after the assembly meets, if he were to do two things.

54.   His position is strengthened by the importance the abortion issue plays in Republican politics.

55.   His position was strengthened further when Rep. Bill Archer of Texas, the Ways and Means chairman, announced that he had decided overnight not to run.

56.   If the company wants to strengthen its position in the defense industry, it must move quickly, analysts agreed.

57.   In the most recent development, eVineyard.com strengthened its position by signing on with Intel Online Services, Inc., a supplier of hosted Internet services.

58.   In the U.K., British Aerospace will strengthen its position against its domestic rival GEC.

59.   In the U.K., British Aerospace will strengthen its position.

60.   In the U.K., British Aerospace will strengthen its position against rival GEC.