He added that, while the price pressures were "small," it was necessary to provide early reassurance that the Fed intended to preserve its credibility as an inflation-fighter.

Father Borgomeo, however, disagrees, albeit admitting his difficulty in convincing the Vatican of the need to preserve the station's credibility.

To preserve its credibility, not to mention its tax-exempt status, the Coalition clings to the fiction that the guides are strictly informational, with no endorsement intent.

Sparing your countrymen from an unprovoked attack will preserve your credibility with Imperial Intelligence.

Saudi Arabia is said to have argued for raising quotas and reducing the cheating to preserve OPEC's credibility.

"And there are others," he said, "who feel the Fed may have decided not to change policy but to hold the line and preserve its credibility as an inflation fighter."

This is essential to preserve Europe's credibility and to prevent people from getting the feeling that all workers are not equal.

According to his lawyer, this is to preserve his credibility, and because "Germany is a conservative country, and men who dye their hair are seen as vain."

After all, he backed the Kosovo bombing on the grounds that NATO, having started fighting, must win to preserve its credibility.

"And prosecutors need above all else to preserve their credibility to be effective crime fighters."