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"Going through a program like that gave me a sound footing."

"We have put our foreign policy on sound footing," he said.

Now it can also serve our national energy needs, and put the economy back on a sound footing.

He made many other advances that put the college on sound footing.

It is the only way we can get our public finances on a sound footing.

The college is now on sound footing and provides doctors for 29 hospitals.

We should put Social Security on a sound footing for the next 75 years.

His private life, meanwhile, is on less sound footing.

He judged our work to be on sound footing.

In the beginning conservatism was on a much sounder footing.

The economy's sound footing was underscored by several other sets of data released today.

At the time, the financial position of this school was not good and he put that budding institution on a sound footing.

And we hope this can get them on sounder footing."

Yet by most accounts the economy emerged on a much sounder footing.

Such a change, he said, would go far toward putting Social Security's finances on sound footing for the long run.

Social Security taxes were raised substantially in 1983 to put the shaky retirement system back on sound footing.

This would indicate that the animal has sound footing to support the udder.

He really set education on a sound footing in Queenstown.

He says that many will be dropped - at least until the 'core' business is put on a sound footing.

"It hurts me a lot that the economic resources don't exist to put our industry on a sound footing," he said.

His work was done, and the institution that he had worked so hard to help establish was once again on sound footing.

He found Union financially embarrassed, but succeeded in placing it on a sound footing.

"He made it legitimate to discuss ways of putting Social Security on a sound footing."

It did, and the system is now on sounder footing than it has been for years.

But I would add that demand is picking up again in Europe today, and on a sound footing.

But many things still need to be put on a firm footing.

When he had found a firm footing, the second followed.

His upbringing gave him a firm footing in each world.

Which of course put their relationship on a firmer footing.

Sales started to surge in 1985, and the company was finally on a firm footing.

A man in the middle can see where his enemies are coming from; and it's firm footing.

But there was little firm footing here in the marshes.

He felt them digging into the wooden floor for a firm footing.

We need to get a firmer footing on what's happening.

They had to wait while he poked to the side, finding firm footing.

But it's going to be high-profile, especially in the financial news, and I'd like to keep my department on firm footing.

Such shoes provide a sure, firm footing, and this the prospective mother particularly needs.

"I am confident we're on firm footing with this bill," he said.

He had barely reached a firm footing when objects followed him.

"Pat knows how to execute the plan that will put us on firm footing again."

Fortunately the land soon rose up, restoring their firm footing.

They do not make for firm footing on ice.

This is not sufficient and has to be put on a firmer footing.

You can then start your search on firm footing.

He had not tried to count the steps, but at long last, they brought him to a firm footing from which a passage ran.

He also argued today that the recovery "is on increasingly firm footing."

One moment there had been firm footing beneath him.

Bonds gave yesterday's market some firm footing as interest rates came down sharply.

"Glad to be on firm footing and in complete sync."

Now that the economy as a whole is thriving, finance officials are seeking to put the program on firm footing.