1.   Her position was fortified by election successes and economic recovery.

2.   Al-Qaida fighters have fortified their positions, are well organized and have stockpiled rocket-propelled grenades, mortars and Kalashnikovs for the fight.

3.   Analysts say that would enable Delta to use the jets to its best advantage and fortify its position in the Southeast.

4.   As they fight, he fortifies his position.

5.   He said Caroni acquired Monagas to fortify its position in the eastern oil state of the same name.

6.   Israeli troops with tanks and armored vehicles have already taken control of almost all the other buildings in the compound, where they were searching and fortifying positions.

7.   Like two armies massing and moving toward the front, the two parties fortified their positions Tuesday.

8.   NEC, meanwhile, is seeking to fortify its position in the Japanese market, where its dominance has been threatened recently by IBM and Compaq Computer Corp.

9.   On Monday, soldiers were filling sandbags to fortify their positions and traveling in bulletproof vests.

10.   Second, he ordered those forces to lay mines, dig in and fortify their positions.