H.M.O.'s have long boasted that they hold down health costs, but their ability to do so has been challenged by hospitals and doctors demanding higher payments.

It has long boasted some of Africa's best schools and has a literacy rate to rival that of many developed countries.

California health officials have long boasted that their nursing homes for the elderly set a national standard.

This is just over half the lowest comparable rate charged by the Vanguard Group, which has long boasted of its low costs.

We have long boasted that our door is open to all.

Board-game designers have long boasted about their ability to get families to sit down and interact.

France has long boasted of itself as the cradle of human rights and a bulwark against racism.

Such devices have had infrared from the start and their manufacturers have long boasted about this capability.

Iceland has long boasted a higher percentage of readers among its now 272,500 citizens than any other country and hails writers as national heroes.

North Korea has long boasted that over 48 percent of its work force is female.