Of course, the presence within the Church of those who fled there for security and authority necessarily reinforced those burgeoning tendencies.

It does so effectively in much the same way as the presence of police on the beat reinforces a sense of law and order.

Her presence reinforces what has always been implicit in the playwright's works: life must be defined by the inescapable proximity of death.

The presence of this defining Republican president in a Clinton ad signifies and reinforces the appeal across partisan lines.

The presence of the handlers reinforces the fatalism of the drama.

They said nothing, but their presence reinforced his authority in Egon's mind.

Their presence reinforced the theory that the blasting of the cliff face had been a military strike or terrorist act.

The presence of their troops in Kabul reinforces the message.

The presence of the armed guards reinforced the value of the merchandise.

Even so, the armed presence reinforces for Palestinians the unwelcome fact that they remain under military occupation.