Word: boosting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Wookies have unlimited scoring potential, and they're showing it at the right time. The team will lose much of its firepower to graduation next year, and having two fast swimmers ready to jump in and produce will give a great boost to the program. After all, ballhandling can be taught more easily than swimming...
...encouraging signs on both fronts. In the past year, the library of commercially available CD computer programs has doubled, from 150 to more than 300, and the number is expected to double again by the end of the year. Meanwhile, the market for CD players has received a boost from two of the computer industry's leading manufacturers. Last month Tandy announced that it would begin selling a $995 computer CD player at many of its 7,000 Radio Shack stores. Apple has introduced a $1,195 CD drive that not only plugs into its Macintosh and Apple II computers...
Heightening the pressure on Noriega's opponents, Panama declared a national "state of urgency" to boost the government's power, but Panamanians were pointedly assured that their constitutional rights would not be suspended. The decree said the country was locked in an "undeclared war" with the U.S. and with political foes at home...
...pass a bill that will bolster U.S. industry and reduce the trade deficit, which hit a record $171.2 billion in 1987. The danger is that the law will wind up as a potpourri of protectionist measures that serve special interests but hurt consumers and do nothing to boost the competitiveness of U.S. companies...
...many Republicans, it is the dream ticket. Such a bold play could shake the Vice President's cautious and bland image, giving a boost to his campaign. The bright and engaging Liddy Dole, who has served every President since Lyndon Johnson, would put extra zip into the G.O.P. drive. The choice of a woman could also help narrow the Democratic edge among female voters, who make up more than half the electorate...