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Word: boosted (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...rest will be left as a backlog for future committee expenditures. Increased continuity, Miss Heaton says, may boost Radcliffe's low standing among Boston volunteer service agencies, which now slight the Annex because of difficulty in getting hold of the girls...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Council Sets Up Account For Social Service Group | 12/16/1948 | See Source »

...over ABC to 10 million people, for a weekly wage of $5,000 plus all the Lee hats (his sponsor) that he wants. His sponsors claim 77% accuracy for the predictions which, along with his disclosures, are his stock in trade. The batting average means little: "We can always boost it," a staffer explains candidly, "by predicting things like tomorrow will be Monday...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Querulous Quaker | 12/13/1948 | See Source »

...have mounted well over last year's $1900 figure and are steadily rising. Patricia E. White '46, assistant director of Radcliffe's 70th Anniversary fund, announced yesterday. A near-capacity crowd of 2,357 filled Symphony Hall for the performance. Snack bar and enterprise booth profits are expected to boost the total as high...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Annex Wins by $3000 | 12/9/1948 | See Source »

...also plans to sponsor a conference to study the President's Commission Report on Higher Education. Special emphasis will be focused on the part students can play in helping boost the report...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Nine New England Teachers Form NSA Advisory council | 12/9/1948 | See Source »

...wholesalers, loaded with goods made at higher costs, were still trying to get the old prices. Retailers wanted new stock at prices reflecting present costs. To move old stock they were trimming price tags to that level. Nevertheless, Lazarus felt that price cuts and better quality goods would boost December sales enough to take up November's slack, and more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE ECONOMY: The Old-Fashioned Way | 12/6/1948 | See Source »

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