Word: buoying
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Fortunately for Bush, there have been plenty of big-ticket items to deal with in the foreign policy arena--his forte--which helped buoy his popularity ratings over the past three years...
What a difference a few decades make. Stella finally had no choice but to live for, and ultimately through, her daughter. Dottie has no choice but to live for herself and hope her happiness will buoy the kids along. Stella's saving gracelessness was lack of awareness; she never realized what a ridiculous figure she cut. Dottie's saving grace is full ironic awareness of the chance she is taking. As she rises from cosmetics-counter tummler to the Carson show to Las Vegas, she works this gag into her act: "If you give kids a choice -- your mother...
...Crimson is still in the hunt for the Ivy title and this momentous win over Connecticut may just be enough to buoy the team to a share of the league crown...
...sources have naturally tended to emphasize the importance of ground troops. From mid-August to mid-January, best-case scenarios abounded of a two-week air war, with U.S. dead no more than a few hundred. They were offered by White House, Pentagon and Congressional officials, who sought to buoy public support yet not make it so contingent on optimism that it could evanesce. Although these scenarios were usually characterized as the happiest rather than the likeliest, they were widely reported and believed by news consumers seeking reassurance...
...high. It's amazing how a little gloom can paralyze you. Meet new people? Work for free when you've just been laid off? You may not feel like it. First things first, after all. Yet, far from interfering with your job search, a volunteer job is apt to buoy your spirits -- possibly even teach you new skills or establish new contacts -- and thus enhance your prospects...