Word: boosts
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...from within the system or not, was not a factor.”Despite the questions raised about the search process, Saheed has received endorsements from faculty and staff members, community leaders, and students, fulfilling Knight’s prediction that a new leader from within the school would boost morale. “The high school is a really upbeat place,” said School Committee member Nancy Walser, who has a daughter attending the school. “The whole place is really energized and I hear that morale is pretty high.”School Committee...
...economy or pursue a protectionist agenda. And the health of Thailand's economy, projected to grow by 4% to 5.3% this year, will ultimately hinge on outside factors as well. "Regardless of what government is in power, if oil prices go down next year, then the economy gets a boost," says Supavud Saicheua, an economist at Phatra Securities in Bangkok. That would contribute richly to Thailand's gross national happiness...
...Retired politicians frequently return to the campaign trail on behalf of grateful candidates seeking an electoral boost. But former Illinois Governor George Ryan has become the focus of that state's current gubernatorial race in a quite different way. Both Democrat incumbent Governor Rod Blagojevich and GOP challenger Judy Baar Topinka, the three-term state treasurer, are scrambling to show that their opponent most closely resembles the disgraced one-term Republican now facing six and a half years in federal prison for corruption and fraud...
...their orders. Emirates, the single biggest customer with orders for 45 planes, said it is "reviewing all options." Streiff's revitalization plan is supposed to make Airbus a more reliable and efficient partner. It seeks to cut two years off the time it takes to develop a new aircraft, boost productivity by 20%, and slash €2 billion in manufacturing costs annually. The company will negotiate the cuts with union and political leaders in its 16 different manufacturing locations in four countries, but that is already creating turbulence. French and German politicians and union leaders quickly weighed in with objections...
...obvious. The kids just don't pay attention in the same way," she says. Bassett has joined the growing ranks of schools embracing a deceptively simple technology at a time when federal No Child Left Behind accountability standards are compelling districts to find new ways to boost academic performance. Although amplification systems have long been used to help hearing-impaired students, recent research has shown that enhanced audio benefits all students by helping a teacher's voice get through loud and clear, even at the back of the classroom...