Word: boosting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Oliver suggests that by allocating funds to refurbish Hemenway, the administration could dramatically boost students' quality of life...
...result: after Hughes and Loral lost three satellites when the Long March rockets boosting them into space blew up, the Cox report says, they "acted without the legally required license" as they worked out the trouble with the Chinese. In the process, says the report, they gave away information on guidance systems that could boost the accuracy of Chinese ballistic missiles. Both Hughes and Loral deny they violated export-control law or transferred sensitive information. Congress reacted last winter by ordering the licensing process back to State...
...statement to TIME, Freeport argues that its stock is "significantly undervalued," in part because Wall Street has misread Indonesia's political mood. Freeport notes it will reduce debt $200 million in 1999, and has received permission to boost ore production at Grasberg from 220,000 tons a day to 300,000 tons in exchange for doubling its royalty payments to the government...
...That seems only logical, and yet less than 20% of children in parts of the U.S. are given a sedative--a calming drug that is distinct from anesthesia--before surgery, in contrast to 75% of adults. The push to change the way youngsters are prepped got a big boost this spring when Dr. Zeev Kain of Yale reported that in the first week after an operation, children given the liquid form of midazolam (the most commonly used preoperative sedative) experience 25% to 50% fewer nightmares and other disturbances than those given a placebo...
Depending on the cause, however, loss of smell or taste may be reversible. And even when it isn't, there are many ways to boost the pleasures of eating. A variety of textures, colors and temperatures will provide tactile and visual cues to supplement the weakened perception of taste and odor. Make sure the dining room is well lighted, and use white plates so you can see your food. Try ethnic recipes--they tend to be higher in flavor. Grilling naturally puts an additional flavor into a dish. Use flavor-intensive foods like garlic, tomato paste and fruit nectars. Increase...