Trenton's goal is to shore up its remaining industrial base and give it a modest boost.

Unless, it waits until 2008 to shore up its base, volume declines May not be so severe.

In October of '98, you don't want to be shoring up your base.

He shored up his local base by becoming adjunct to the mayor of Laon the following year.

He is also working aggressively to shore up his traditional Democratic base.

I have to do this to shore up my political base.

And analysts say she will have to work to shore up her base of support by showing her effectiveness as a senator.

Laura Bush has a lot of work to do in shoring up her base.

He already has enough trouble shoring up his base.

But the irony is that it helps to shore up our base, too.