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They are quite good skiers. They set a good standard and it gave a great boost to the rest of the team.

There was quite a positive effect on Wall Street overnight with both the Dow and the S&P fairly close to five-year highs, and that's given Continental European markets a boost first thing.

There's a consensus building that the BOJ isn't going to move quickly and that means the good news for the economy isn't enough to boost the yen further.

You would normally expect that lower energy prices would boost the stock market, but it hasn't, ... Lower energy prices and lower energy stocks suggest that there is a broader worry about economic growth.

This is by far the largest boost that we?ve had,

This is an extremely positive step. It's going to significantly boost trading volumes and liquidity, and it will encourage investors to arbitrage in the markets, which will lead to much greater efficiency.

This is a tough place to play. Hopefully, a road win like this will be a boost for us.

An earnings boost doesn't trump a contrary verdict.

Enron's practice of using prepaid transactions to understate debt and overstate cash flow from operations made its financial statement look much stronger; that in turn helped Enron maintain its investment rate credit rating and support -- even boost -- its share price,

Pat Summitt

Emotionally, this is a great boost for Alexis and our entire team going into the NCAA tournament. We recognize what Alexis has meant to our team this year.

Nicholas Johnson

Eliminating state income taxes on working families with poverty-level incomes gives a boost in take-home pay that helps offset higher child care and transportation costs that families incur as they strive to become economically self-sufficient. In other words, relieving state income taxes on poor families can make a meaningful contribution toward making work pay.

Kyle McLaren

Even for us to get the first goal, they were getting the puck deep and not turning it over. They were just doing the little things right and sometimes that can really boost the momentum.

Christian Horner

Ferrari is synonymous with success in Formula One. This is an enormous boost for the team and underlines our commitment to compete at the forefront of Formula One.

Christian Horner

Ferrari is synonymous with success in Formula One, ... This is an enormous boost for the team and underlines our commitment to compete at the forefront of Formula One.

The results help boost the confidence and show potential from our athletes. But we should concentrate more on the gap and learn from Iran and South Korea.

A stock buyback is a risk-free way of ensuring earnings accretions. As long as borrowed funds remain cheap, as they have for some time, it's also an inexpensive way to boost one's earnings per share.

Doubles has always been a big focus of ours. We feel like if we can scrap up the doubles point somehow that we're going to be a really tough team to beat. It has been a real momentum boost for us in the last few matches.

Currently the consumer price index is okay and we also want to boost consumption.

This new offering delivers a compelling, easy to deploy solution that gives small and medium sized businesses a boost by providing the technology, skills and support they need to drive real business value from open source.

Ronnie Brewer

Vincent really stepped up and gave us a boost off the bench.

We are offering service providers around the world the power to deploy instant group communications, fostering a community of music sharing subscribers that will boost ARPU and loyalty. Operators can generate more voice, data and mobile music sales and increase the uptake of their offerings within the youth market. For the subscriber, mobile Music Sharing finally enables sharing of mobile music with peers, something that has been missing from current mobile phone applications. This exciting application is another example of how we leverage SIP for service creation to help service providers immediately monetize IMS networks.

We didn't know what to expect, but this has been a wonderful Mardi Gras. It's been a boost to the economy and to the spirits of the populace.

Bolstered by record warm temperatures in many parts of the country, a majority of restaurant operators reported January gains in same-store sales and customer traffic. In addition, operators reported a boost in plans for hiring and capital expenditures -- positive developments for both the restaurant industry and the overall economy.

Robert Zoellick

Both are already major influences in world trade. Their participation in the WTO will be a boost for us and them.

Boost and Virgin have done a phenomenal job reaching Gen Y. They are just nailing it.

Brett had a strong day for us on the mound and at the plate. He really gave us a boost when we needed it.

Zhu Rongji

use a thousand ways to boost rural income and decrease peasants' burden.

To really boost legal music download services, the RIAA has to understand how to master the channel.

To win and to win decisively. It would give us some momentum having to play Savannah Country Day next week. To see some growth, in terms of execution offensively and defensively, would certainly boost my confidence. And I'm sure boost my guys' confidence.

Uncertainty around regulation has a substantial knock-on effect on investment levels and retail prices in the mobile phone sector. Removing that uncertainty would significantly boost the affordability of mobile phones in the region and have a profound impact on social and economic development; mobiles offer the only cost effective way of reaching the hundreds of millions who are still without a telecommunications connection.

We don't really have another player like him, a forward who's a big guy, strong like that. I think it's a big boost for us.

You hope it'll give you a boost in a close game.

We wanted to design a program that all girls could participate in, even if they don't have a parent in their life. We want them to connect with a caring adult; be exposed to the working world's opportunities in a way that boosts their self-esteem and motivation.