Word: boosting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Over the same period, four Presidents have pushed to stoke up trade with China for rich profits for the U.S. economy. The hard part is making sure the U.S. doesn't sell the Chinese goods they could turn to military use. Sensibly regulated exports actually boost American security indirectly by promoting closer ties and helping ensure that China doesn't make deals with less conscientious countries...
...particular, two major juice companies--Maine-based Fresh Samantha and Cambridge-based Nantucket Nectars--have attracted an enormous following both on campus and beyond, giving a huge boost to their annual sales figures...
According to Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis'68, the endowment will not directly affectadmission decisions or the amount of financial aidthat students receive, but the scholarship couldserve to boost applications...
Rocket scientists and Wall Street analysts characterized the catastrophes as a spectacular run of bad luck. But the losses--the launch vehicles and the satellites they were carrying cost at least $3.5 billion--come at a time when the industry is simultaneously consolidating, introducing new technology and trying to boost the number of annual launches to meet rising demand. That's not a prescription for smooth sailing. "It could be a string of bad luck," says Pierre Chao, an analyst for Morgan Stanley Dean Witter. "Or they are doing so many launches that something slipped...
...warrant, if allowing such outsiders to tag along into the home is "not in aid of the execution" of the warrant. Though aimed at police for overstepping their authority, the ruling scores a direct hit on picture-hungry journalists. The requests of news organizations for "media ride-alongs" to boost the ratings of their shows with action-packed footage are unlikely to be granted by police now that their departments can be sued...