1.   He clearly hoped and expected that the consensus around his foreign policy would rub off on the presidency, reinforcing perceptions of its national and non-partisan function.

2.   And this book, despite its efforts to confer diplomatic immortality upon its author, only reinforces that perception.

3.   Banks contributed to the advance, after a series of reports reinforced the perception of a low-inflation economy and sent bond yields lower.

4.   A batch of reports, meantime, reinforced the perception that the economy is growing with little inflation, traders said.

5.   A fatal accident last week may have helped reinforce the perception that trains can be dangerous.

6.   A report durable-goods report reinforced perceptions of an economic slowdown and bolstered expectations for lower interest rates.

7.   A report showing inflation remained tame in December helped reinforce the perception that interest rates can fall further.

8.   A Tennessee loss would reinforce the perception that the Volunteers have been unable to take a major step toward the super elite.

9.   Critics charge that the vote reinforced the perception that the Eurocrats, as those who run the EU bureaucracy are called, are invulnerable.

10.   Elsewhere, U.S. stocks rose after a series of economic reports reinforced investor perceptions of a slow-growth economy.