Word: boons
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...keep it from snowing. For just a few million dollars, the mayor's office will hire the Russian air force to spray a fine chemical mist over the clouds before they reach the capital, forcing them to dump their snow outside the city. Authorities say this will be a boon for Moscow, which is typically covered with a blanket of snow from November to March. Road crews won't need to constantly clear the streets, and the traffic - and quality of life - will undoubtedly improve...
...areas where jobs are more plentiful. Subsidies also tempt us to buy more house than we would otherwise, a wasteful use of capital - not to mention of the energy it takes to heat and cool large houses. Finally, subsidizing house purchases drives up prices. That can be a boon to some sellers but not to renters or first-time buyers...
...speed, low-range electric-car industry bringing them together," says Gallagher, who is heading up a project to revitalize the U.S. 12 Heritage Trail in Michigan, her home state. She thinks green corridors could resuscitate Main Streets in Michigan and across the country. "This could be a small boon to local merchants, healthy-café owners, bed-and-breakfasts," she says. "We just want everyone to slow down and enjoy the view; the road is like a destination itself." (See the top 10 green ideas...
...last potential time sink is steeping the ghostwriter in the author's voice well enough that he or she can channel it convincingly. Palin's singular rhetorical style is a boon on that score. "The fun part is when you get to the point that they don't even notice it wasn't something they actually said," says Jenkins. "Sarah Palin, in her own odd vernacular, is incredibly sort of quotable and eloquent, in her own Palinesque...
...favoring the incumbent, President Hamid Karzai. On Monday, electoral authorities began a sample audit of suspect ballots in order to ascertain the extent of fraud and whether or not Karzai in fact earned the 50% plus one vote to forestall a runoff. The crisis of legitimacy has been a boon for Taliban propaganda, and the U.S. Administration is debating the value of sending more troops to a country whose government is fraught with corruption and fraud. (Read "Afghan Idol: A Subversive...