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  • As seen from the side (Fig. 63), the end of the spiral roll is called a BOLSTER; it has the appearance of being drawn together by a number of encircling bands.

    A History of Greek Art Frank Bigelow Tarbell 1886

  • BOLSTER FDIC Bolster the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and provide it with additional funds and flexibility so there is capacity to handle escalating bank failures.

    The Future of Banking 2009

  • INTERMEDIATE GOAL -- BOLSTER GOVERNMENT: "No matter how many resources the United States and its allies commit to Afghanistan, the mission is bound to fail if the Afghan government does not become accountable," the report states.

    The Progress Report: A Prescription for Sustainable Security 2009

  • JOE BOLSTER, FOUNDER, SIMPLY ORGANIC: It got so bad, that I had to sell my house, it got to that point where every dollar we could make went back in.

    CNN Transcript Nov 7, 2009 2009

  • ANCHOR (1) Sheet Anchor (1) Sheet (1) Bed (1) BOLSTER

    Assimilative Memory or, How to Attend and Never Forget

  • BOLSTER, a famous Wrath, who compelled St. Agnes to gather up the boulders which infested his territory.

    Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook Ebenezer Cobham Brewer 1853

  • EGYPTIAN PEACEKEEPERS BOLSTER DARFUR MISSION The African Union-United Joint Special Representative, Rodolphe Adada, today traveled to Nyala, South Darfur, and El Geneina, West Darfur, to meet with local authorities in an effort to engage the Government at the national and local levels on issues relating to security in Darfur.

    unknown title 2009

  • U.S. INVESTING $250 BILLION TO BOLSTER BANK INDUSTRY; DOW SURGES 936 POINTS nationalized its oil industry in the '70s, and in recent years the Hugo Chavez government has taken over other foreign-owned oil companies in the country by gaining at least 60 percent stake in the business.

    Shopfloor 2008

  • I BET SHE S PROBABLY GOING TO START CRYING NOW TO BOLSTER UP HER WOMEN SUPPORTERS.

    Hillary Clinton chokes up in CNN interview 2008

  • MOZAMBIQUE TO ADOPT COMPETITION LAW TO BOLSTER REGIONAL FREE TRADE

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2008

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