Word: boosterism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...analysts and George Bush were wrong. The Gulf War was a confidence-booster for the country's military establishment. It served as a playground on which the United States showed off its high-tech weapons. But the Gulf War did not test the mettle or iron-will of this country's leadership, nor did it help us to kick the "Vietnam syndrome...
...CRYONICS experts at TransTime Laboratory really chill a family pet named Miles and then, after its near death experience, turn it back into what its owner describes as a "fully functional dog"? Are we expected to accept on faith that a SMART DRUG called centrophenoxine is an "intelligence booster" that provides "effective anti-aging therapy," or that another compound called hydergine increases mental abilities and prevents damage to brain cells? "All of this has some basis in today's technologies," says Paul Saffo, a research fellow at the Institute for the Future. "But it has a very anticipatory quality. These...
...This [win] is a lift, no question. It's a morale booster, and you have to have that. Hopefully, it will carry us, and we'll play well going into the last...
Harvard's top booster to individual candidateswas Laurence H. Tribe, Tyler professor ofconstitutional law. Tribe donated a total of$6,000, including $1,000 to Clinton...
...person and off the podium, Hillary Clinton is neither a killer lawyer nor the adoring spouse of the bus tours. Riding in the back seat of a car during a New York campaign swing, she wolfs down popcorn while worrying about whether < Chelsea got her booster shots. She jokes about only making the teams for sports like volleyball and softball -- and laments that she didn't have the foresight to concentrate on profession-enhancing pastimes like tennis and golf. While Bill can go for long stretches of time on the road, she says she has to head back frequently...