Word: boosting
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Under the new plan, the government will increase spending on infrastructure to try to boost the nation’s shrinking gross domestic product. In addition, the package provides tax rebates to consumers in an attempt to bolster spending...
...Hockey Center, the Crimson (7-14-4, 7-7-4 ECAC) upset arch-rival No. 6 Cornell in a thrilling and brutal contest. The 4-2 victory over the Big Red (15-6-4, 10-5-3) was the second win of the weekend and could be just the boost Harvard needs to get on a winning track as it heads towards the ECAC playoffs...
...basically killed their momentum.” The goal was timely in more ways than one. The Crimson’s second forward line of Wilson, McDonald, and sophomore Kate Buesser had been struggling to score of late, and the tally provided the trio with a needed confidence boost. “That line’s been playing so well,” Stone said. “They’ve had good chances, but they haven’t gotten the results that they wanted. They were fired up.” Following Wilson?...
...Nick Coskren’s team-leading seventh goal. Senior Steve Rolecek launched a shot from the right faceoff circle after co-captain Jimmy Fraser slid him the puck. Bessette got in front of Rolecek’s attempt, but Coskren was there to hammer home the rebound to boost Harvard to a 2-0 lead.Although Colgate outshot the Crimson 12-10 in the first frame, Harvard kept the Raiders out of its defensive zone for the majority of the period, with blueliners Alex Biega and co-captain Brian McCafferty holding Colgate in the neutral zone.The second period began with...
...their haste to dodge Tokyo’s mistakes, Obama and his advisers are making their own. Thinking government must spend something—anything—to boost the economy, Democrats scraped the pork barrel for ideas: $650 million for digital TV converter box coupons, $150 million for Smithsonian museum facilities, $100 million for reducing the hazard of lead-based paint...