1.   This move has greatly strengthened the regulatory force of accounting standards.

2.   Analysts said the move would strengthen BAT both in terms of its market position and its financial strength.

3.   City Councilor Jew Don Boney, who is black, voted against the annexation, contending the move would strengthen the white power structure.

4.   Dini hopes that the move would strengthen the credibility of the lira, leading to lower interest rates on Italian debt.

5.   However, several analysts said the move strengthens the hand of Bliley, a long-time support of the tobacco industry.

6.   The move strengthens its position in the Midwest, but makes it a more attractive takeover target in a swiftly consolidating industry.

7.   Abkhazian leaders have opposed the pullout, saying the move would strengthen Georgian control over the region and could intensify the conflict with Georgia.

8.   Analysts said the move will strengthen its position in the mobile systems market with technology that lets handsets connect to the Internet.

9.   Both companies said the move would strengthen their positions in the U.S. market.

10.   But the Czechs refuse to repeal the decrees, fearing that such a move could strengthen restitution claims from those expelled and their heirs.