Word: boosting
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...letters have leaked to the press over the past two days, commentators on cable television have said the Talk magazine article may be intended to boost Gore's image in light of the upcoming election...
Slowly, thorny issues were resolved. The wage structure--which had rewarded long-time guards--was changed so that newer guards often got a wage boost, the official said...
With these two freshmen leading the charge and a pack of nearly 10 classmates not far behind, the freshman class looks to supply the Harvard team with a much-welcomed boost, since the squad fields just seven upperclassmen...
...when the Chinese like surprises. During fireworks, for example. But not during trade negotiations. Beijing already had one "gotcha" last spring when PRESIDENT CLINTON balked at admitting the nation to the World Trade Organization. Entry to the organization is a huge issue for the Chinese, who hope it would boost their economy and end the fiery annual fight over most-favored-nation status. China's leaders may be in for another surprise. This week Chinese negotiators are due in Washington to reopen WTO talks. A top Chinese diplomat told TIME that Beijing believes accession has been pretty much "agreed upon...
...these pages would automatically be shunted to their porn site. Once there, the visitors often could not leave: "mousetrapped," with their computers' "back" and "close" commands disabled. Users were thus caught in what the FTC called "an unavoidable, seemingly endless loop" of pornography. Motive for the scam: to boost the number of visits to the porn site--and thus charge advertisers more...