The changes would strengthen governance and preserve the civil-service system.

This change strengthened the transformation of the town towards more luxury and tourism industries.

The changes reduced the powers of the president and strengthened the parliament and government.

State regulators views on the extent to which these changes strengthened their regulatory program varied, as shown in figure 4.

Respondents stated that they believe these changes either slightly or significantly strengthened their regulatory program.

I think the change could possibly strengthen Clinton, who decided to align herself with Gates on most issues in the first 2 years.

These changes in fact strengthen the democratic legitimacy of the Union's institutions.

These changes will strengthen our means to protect taxpayers against fraud and cheating.

In 2005, the provincial government enacted changes to strengthen the Act.

That change "is strengthening the quality" of the answers across the board, she said.