Word: boosted
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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This news gave British morale a boost -too much of a boost, in the opinion of some British leaders. The London Times printed a sober warning...
Says Artist Bruce of his government sponsored hospital hatched boost to U.S. water-coloring: "I am just crazy about the new system. Why, people are buying not for the name but because they like the picture, not as a museum or a collection would buy, but only because the purchaser wants to hang the picture in his room. I have seen much worse pictures in museums. The public is overwhelmingly in favor...
Although late registrants may yet boost the enrollments of the three upper classes, it is not expected to be near the number of Freshman late-comers, who have swelled the Yardlings' ranks since last Friday's figure of 997 to the present 1,118. Out-of-course students among the undergraduates number...
...glowering John L. Lewis, who has many other things to think about, last week had a rank-&-file revolt on his hands. Rank ingratitude, thought John L. Only last spring he had fought and snarled and snorted until he had won for his Pennsylvania miners a boost in pay. And what thanks did he get? A kick in the paunch. All because his miners had been asked to kick in a little more money to the United Mine Workers' treasury...
Officials at U.M.W.'s magnificent headquarters in Washington wrapped themselves in deep, angry silence. Unofficially it was explained that the assessment boost was to build up a war chest against the day when defense work ends and the recession sets in. But neither Mr. Lewis nor any U.M.W. bigwig would "dignify this little unprintable strike" with official comment...