1 We had to shore up the damaged wall.

2 Boundary walls have had to be shored up.

3 The democracies of the West may find it hard to shore up their defences.

4 She used this evidence to shore up her argument.

5 This canal bank has been shored up.

6 The measures were aimed at shoring up the economy.

7 Timbers were used to shore up the tunnel.

8 The roof had been shored up with old timbers.

9 They tried to shore up the failing economy by means of tax increases.

10 In 1994, the legislature allocated only $ 2 million statewide to shore up security at older facilities.

11 Lothar, in a last bid to shore up his power in western Francia, made a foray to the Seine.

12 And a growing number of right-wing groups had decided to shore up their opposition with physical violence.

13 The Dome was Ceausescu-land, a monument shoring up the fantasies of an old regime.

14 The gradualism of concession merely shores up the essentials of the established system by creating an illusion as to the possibilities of change.

15 Inpart they were motivated by concern to shore up the influence of their class over provincial affairs.

16 He successfully shored up a university library system that had been debilitated by Koffler.

17 Above all, it requires the steady cultivation of healthy core beliefs that will shore up the organization when setbacks occur.

18 Upon taking office, Chavalit, a former army chief, wooed the military to try to shore up his political power.

19 Before the car could be moved, rescue workers had to shore up the building, which was in danger of collapse.

20 Naturally, the advertising industry reckons the best way to shore up brand loyalty is to spend hugely on even more ads.

21 Shoring up demand is the most urgent task.

22 They also set shoring up their legal claim against Portugal's pretensions to the newly discovered lands.

23 Shoring up Fannie and Freddie will also compensate for tighter credit elsewhere.

24 Vigorously carrying out economic restructuring and shoring up the foundation for long - term development.

25 The government is shoring up the economy weakened by the devastaion of war.

26 Shoring up the banking and financial system must take first priority.

27 The new public relations manager has the difficult task of shoring up the company's troubled image.

28 So far $350bn of the fund has been spent on shoring up the balance sheets of banks including Citigroup and Morgan Stanley.

29 Attempts to shore up the value of a derivative without shoring up the value of the assets from which they ultimately derive their value are likely to be in vain however cleverly we may try to finagle.

30 The city's migrant population is said to be responsible for shoring up the ever - growing housing price.