Shore up
shore up (verb) - strengthen and support something that is weak and about to fail
shore up a decision
shore up brand loyalty
shore up their image
shore up their authority
shore up defenses
shore up credibility
shore up falling revenues
shore up support
shore up support among conservatives
show up the central government
shore up the nation's insurance fund for bank deposits
like trying to shore up a wall of quicksand
shore up solidarity
shore up international solidarity
shore up support
shore up the doomed system
shore up the country's weakening industrial base
shore up the company's internal auditing controls
shore up your emotional fortitude
shore up the economic base of black communities
hire someone to shore up the company's management
shore up web traffic
shore up their position in advance of the meeting
shore up his power
shore up her dignity and self-respect
shore up foreign exchange reserves
shore up the confidence of the international community
shore up weakening links between scientists and scholars in the two countries
shore up the weakened bridge
shore up three vital fronts before they proceed further
sales of Ecus for pounds were intended to shore up the pound against the mark
the central bank sold both dollars to shore up the pound
shore up a crumbling power base
has turned to people power as he strives to shore up his tottering regime
efforts to shore up its capital ratios
a commendable exercise to shore up the credibility of the sport
shore up the influence of their class over provincial affairs
shore up his position with support from the land-hungry peasants
Example sentences:
* It was like trying to shore up a wall of quicksand.
* The military chief has turned to people power as he strives to shore up his tottering regime in the wake of last week's failed coup attempt.
* Throughout the day the Bank sold both dollars and European currency units almost continuously in an effort to shore up the pound.
* The dictator is trying to shore up his crumbling power base.
* The bank sold its prestigious headquarters building for as part of efforts to shore up its capital ratios.
* The Bank's sales of Ecus for pounds were intended to shore up the pound against the mark, without resorting to outright sales of the German currency.
* Naturally, the advertising industry reckons the best way to shore up brand loyalty is to spend hugely on even more ads.
* With an eye on the election in 1995, this latest action bears all the hallmarks of a bid to shore up his position with support from the land-hungry peasants in the countryside.
* In order to keep exports competitive and to shore up foreign exchange reserves, the government decided to allow the peso to float freely.
* Commentators suggested that the shipment was designed to shore up the confidence of the international community in the face of India's precarious foreign exchange position.
* Lothar, in a last bid to shore up his power in western Francia, made a foray to the Seine.
* Germany and the United States have formed `;an intellectual bridge across the Atlantic to shore up weakening links between scientists and scholars in the two countries.
* They have brought together firms, institutions, and local and central government, all eager to shore up the City's defences.
* In part they were motivated by concern to shore up the influence of their class over provincial affairs.
* Economists believe a sizeable narrowing from the $2bn current account shortfall for August would shore up sterling and ensure that interest rates rise no higher.
* But according to several Washington commentators and analysts, in sending senior aides to China, Mr Bush may have signalled that the Administration gave priority to continuity in relations over moral outrage, and thus helped to shore up the repressive Beijing regime.
* The British Boxing Board of Control, in a commendable exercise to shore up the credibility of the sport yesterday, questioned the plan for Benn to challenge one of boxing's legends, Roberto Duran, for his middleweight title.
* Euro-MP in plea for cash to shore up sea defences.
* The Bank of England wasted 10billion trying to shore up the pound.
* Selina must shore up her dignity and self-respect now.
* Engineers were quick to shore up the weakened Botley Road Flyover in Oxford as soon as they found corroded support wires in the spans.
