1 There's the same familiar chords, beefed-up arrangements and hard luck stories, but not a lot of conviction.

2 In 1987 he argued for a beefed-up Neddy with the council meetings chaired by the industry secretary rather than by the chancellor.

3 At today's subdued press conference, there was a beefed-up security presence, with the Iraqis anxious to avoid a repeat of the Bush incident.

4 The tablet will likely have a beefed-up version of the iPhone OS with all the newest features.

5 Some of that will come through beefed-up cellular phones and services.

6 More broadly, how does a beefed-up Fed deal with a fundamental problem?

7 The new moon exploration plan unveiled by the space agency will use beefed-up shuttle and Apollo parts and aims to put people on the moon again by 2018.

8 The new moon exploration plan unveiled by the space agency will use beefed-up shuttle and Apollo parts and aims to put people on the moon by 2018.