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Emboldened by his welcome, Mr Gomaa offered to help Britain set up a post like his own: state-certified grand mufti.

Iraq has long suffered from the infiltration of jihadists from Syria, who might be emboldened if the Assad regime were to fall.

He complains of the expectations women place upon their potential suitors, emboldened by the growing surplus of men.

Emboldened by the wind, he went over to introduce himself to her.

"How much do you pay a week? " ventured Carrie, emboldened by a certain softness in the man's manner and his simplicity of address.

And North Korea's growing nuclear capacity "may explain why they felt emboldened to carry out an attack as brazen as this, " he said.

Moreover, by the time the lame-duck session begins, Republicans are likely to be emboldened by their expected electoral gains.

Wonderful civility this! It emboldened me to ask a question.

In the days of the cold war a weakened president might have emboldened other big powers to flex their muscles.

Since then, she's gotten a lot of support from colleagues, which has emboldened her to speak her mind.

The fraud charges filed against Goldman Sachs, over synthetic derivatives, emboldened those looking to crack down on exotic instruments.

Beijing will watch closely to see whether taxi drivers in other Chinese cities are emboldened to demand higher fares.

The speech was immediately denounced by a fragmented but increasingly emboldened opposition, with protests breaking out across the country.

This emboldened me to ask for more help.

In the interim, however, protesters elsewhere in the Arab world might be emboldened by the coalition's willingness to prevent atrocity.

Finally, emboldened, Brian steps up to the robot and leans his face toward it, curious and confident.

Enemies of nuclear energy will be emboldened to pressurise other governments, including our own, to follow the German lead.

Israeli observers fear that Ireland and Australia, emboldened by the British lead, might also take punitive action of some sort.

It was in the lee of the oncologist's prognosis that I was emboldened to talk publicly for the first time about my Parkinsonian diagnosis.

As these protests have been viewed on regional television networks by a broader audience, still more people have been emboldened.

IN BEIJING'S eastern suburbs, the end of the Olympics last month emboldened hundreds of residents to take their grievances to the streets.

Rather, emboldened by new opportunities to tranche and securitise risk, many investors have moved up the risk curve.

Soaring home prices emboldened the financial industry to make housing and consumer loans that many Americans could no longer repay.

Rising house prices have emboldened consumers to save much less than usual.

Emboldened by the outcry over AIG, Mr Geithner asked for those powers when he visited Congress last week.

In general, European countries Russia is a love-hate relationship, like a tough but emboldened enough.

Paradoxically, Carter's admission emboldened both liberals who sought to erase sexual taboos and conservatives who wished to enforce them.

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Syrians appear emboldened by the wave of pro-democracy uprisings across the Arab world.

Mr Strauss-Kahn's arrest has emboldened many women besides Ms Banon to break France's code of silence over sexual assault.

Nevertheless, it appears to have only emboldened their mission for non-violent resistance.

Public discontent with Mr Lee and low approval ratings for his Grand National Party (GNP) have emboldened the opposition.

Emboldened by the current global financial crisis, anti-free-market critics have grown increasingly boisterous.

Wei Zheng of this approach is similar for the Emperor Taizong emboldened, and even "coercion" of the suspect.

The invasion stoked up a powerful local insurgency, and America's travails in Iraq have emboldened the Iranians.

Those agitating for change in places such as Syria, in the heart of the fractious Middle East, will be emboldened.

Emboldened by experiments in Texas and California, ministers believes that such students will achieve good results, justifying the move.

Rebels emboldened by the international support renewed fighting in Ajdabiya, a strategic city they had lost last week, witnesses said.

Both parties have been emboldened as popular support for the Kan administration has plunged.

The opposition is clearly emboldened by events around the region.

Emboldened, Mr Karunanidhi asked for five of the new government's 30-odd cabinet jobs, two more than the DMK had in the last government.

This has emboldened Australian regulators to take a tougher stance against foreign investment that has been entering the country.

The making of concessions would only have emboldened the terrorists and led to more hostages being taken.

That surely emboldened Hamas, which intermittently sent rockets into southern Israel and finally prompted Israel to respond in force.

Public anger about toxic food, corporate mismanagement and official corruption has emboldened reporters.

Workers have been emboldened by a law introduced in January 2008 aimed at strengthening their contractual rights.

The second way in which the permanent bureaucracy could be emboldened is by a mooted clampdown on lobbyists.

Emboldened, he delivered the winning goal against Portugal in group play, putting South Korea into the knockout round.

African pro-democracy movements have perked up, apparently emboldened by the Arab awakening.

In fact, Republicans will surely be emboldened by the way Mr. Obama keeps folding in the face of their threats.

Emboldened radical groups have also thrown stones at nightclubs and bars in Jakarta and beaten up interfaith peace activists.

Aspiring nuclear powers, including Iran, will be emboldened by the defiant stance of Kim Jong-il, the North Korean leader.

His success emboldened him to expand his business.

The question is how quickly will [regulators] feel emboldened to expand [the programme]?

The recent drought-breaking floods have only emboldened some farmers to demand what all the fuss is about.

The battered communists retreated to their stronghold in Wuhan, and the emboldened Chiang set up a rival KMT government in Nanjing.

Still, some argue that Egyptians have reason to feel emboldened.

One is that an Iran with a nuclear deterrent might feel emboldened to pursue a more adventurous foreign policy.

America, emboldened by its latest victory, can dictate to Israel as it could not before.

So whatever happens, he will be forced to negotiate with an emboldened Republican opposition on nearly equal terms.

Then she was emboldened to bring a crucifix and pictures of the Virgin and the Messiah into the house.

Binyamin Netanyahu's right-wing Israeli government has plainly emboldened the settlers.

Nor should the social market countries be too emboldened by this vindication.

Emboldened by the rise of the moderates, new campaigns have begun.

The drubbing has emboldened LDP politicians to resist more collaboration.

Some state-controlled media have been emboldened, too.

now appears to have left them more united and emboldened.

Gun owners are becoming emboldened. That may be premature.

Emboldened by a Web site that challenges consumers to live with just 100 personal items, Ms.

He is a man of God now emboldened despite, or perhaps because of, the Chinese government's heavy hand.

Others say the change reflects a post-financial-crisis political climate where the Chinese state feels emboldened.

It believes that Mr Chen has been emboldened by the Bush administration's arms sales to Taiwan.

Open-minded clerics and lay people have felt emboldened to challenge hard-liners.

Expect a newly emboldened Mr Wilders to start expanding his range of concerns.

More and more practice opportunities, experience more, experience more, may be emboldened attributes actually enjoy significantly weaker.

There is a new Arab citizen who feels empowered and emboldened - and determined to have a say in how their government is run.

If Mr Hoffman wins, conservatives will be emboldened to use the same strategy next year.

Increasingly emboldened gay and lesbian groups in China have become embroiled in a public feud with fundamental Christians.

The pressure will mount. Those he suppressed in Tripoli will be emboldened again.

If we fail in Afghanistan, Nato might fall apart and America's enemies across the world will be emboldened.

Both unions will be emboldened by a growing political row.

The deaths of the three, drawn to the same spot without knowing each other, emboldened the resistance.

The revolution has greatly emboldened Egypt's press.

Feeling emboldened in the spring of 2000, I swung at a pitch outside of my strike zone.

Mr Bush's predicament in Iraq has emboldened the hardliners.

Turkey has been emboldened by two important successes.

He first gained the support of Lin Biao, which was what emboldened him to go ahead full steam.

Emboldened by the response to the excursions, India's own goals escalated to push back the Chinese from their military posts.

This whole event has only emboldened them.

Emboldened by a chill political wind, diehard Maoists in China are rising to confront their critics.

This whole event has only emboldened them.

Emboldened by a chill political wind, diehard Maoists in China are rising to confront their critics.

Emboldened by the drop in inflation, on April 20th the new central-bank governor even cut interest rates for the first time in six years.

Mr. Crothall said workers in China had become emboldened.

Another new force affecting the way Hong Kong does business is an emboldened and assertive regulator, the Securities and Futures Commission.

so the little boy became more and more emboldened, and thought he could go on this way whenever an opportunity presented itself;

Was emboldened to sing for the guests;