Word: boosting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...fell to 5.4%, down from 5.6% in March, and the lowest level since June 1974. That was encouraging to those who found work, but the news raised fears of renewed inflation. Reason: pressure on the job market could lead to a widespread rise in wages that, in turn, could boost prices...
...France's President on Sunday, with 54% of the vote against Premier Jacques Chirac's 46%. The result was hardly startling after Mitterrand's strong showing in the first round of balloting on April 24, though the release of three French hostages in Lebanon last Wednesday seemed briefly to boost Chirac's chances. Chirac failed to capture enough supporters of Jean-Marie Le Pen, the ultra-rightist candidate, who fared surprisingly well in the initial round. On the eve of his triumph, Mitterrand, 71, outlined his plans for the second term with Time Inc. Editor- in-Chief Jason McManus, TIME...
Acting at locations thousands of miles apart, the government of Premier Jacques Chirac had suddenly decided to free its citizens. Though Paris maintained that the timing was an accident, the twin rescues could hardly help but give a badly needed boost to Candidate Chirac's presidential campaign against Incumbent Francois Mitterrand...
...Minister from Iran, which is eager to boost its income to help pay for its 7 1/2- year-old war with fellow OPEC member Iraq, heartily endorsed the 5% solution. But Hisham Nazer, the influential Saudi Arabian minister, was cool to the proposal. His country's severing of diplomatic ties with Iran last week after years of conflict with its Persian Gulf neighbor did not help matters...
...former three-term Congressman, Hance met with most of the attending ministers and exhorted them to limit production and boost the price of their crude, an activity that has earned him opprobrium in Washington and some appreciation in Texas. Said an Administration official: "It's his personal business. It's nothing we condone, but we can't stop him." Hance contended that he has no interest in any formal alliance with OPEC, but he added, "What they do here in Vienna has more effect on the Texan economy than what the ! state government does in Austin...