Example sentences of "give a boost " in BNC.
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| 1 | He expressed the hope that my presence would ‘ give a boost to the standing of art history in the school ’ , but unfortunately that wish was pie in the sky . |
| 2 | If that were to be fully reflected in a lower real exchange rate ( the nominal rate adjusted to take account of changes in UK output prices relative to those elsewhere ) , competitiveness would improve significantly and could give a boost to growth . |
| 3 | JANUARY ‘ 89 saw the beginning of transformation at the Wallingford maltings with the launch of a massive £4 million investment programme to modernise the existing plant and give a boost to production . |
| 4 | Promotions give a boost to sales in the competitive market and support the overall marketing plan together with good quality , competitive prices , and excellent service — everything that Stoddard Templeton stands for . |
| 5 | It 's all here , so why not spend that holiday at home this year and give a boost to our much needed travel industry and tourism industry in this country ? |
| 6 | Ironically , at the eleventh hour the plight of the belugas has been given a boost by the success of whale-watching cruises in the St Lawrence . |
| 7 | Accommodating the exiled Kuwaitis has given a boost to the depressed property market , especially in the Eastern Province , where rents have tripled in the past year . |
| 8 | Liberal Democrat Tony Barron was given a boost by Lord ( Roy ) Jenkins at a meeting in Winchester on Tuesday last week . |
| 9 | The figures have also been given a boost by much lower interest charges as a result of strong cash flow . |
| 10 | Unilever shares were given a boost adding 7p to 1069p before slipping to close at 1064p . |
| 11 | The fall in Third World export prices has thus given a boost to the Gross National Product ( GNP ) of the rich countries , to the tune of something like $100 billion a year . |
| 12 | The line closed in 1908 , re-opened in 1911 , was given a boost by two world wars , and survived until 1951 , when damage to a river bridge presented the usual choice — spend or end — and it closed finally . |
| 13 | RECYCLING is to be given a boost in Northern Ireland , under new Government proposals . |
| 14 | WHEELCHAIR tennis has been given a boost in the province in the wake of a successful clinic which was staged at the CIYMS club in Belfast . |
| 15 | In Iraq 's case , the export system had been given a boost with the completion late in 1989 of the IPSA-2 pipeline . |
| 16 | Company chiefs hope the industry 's prospects will be given a boost in the Budget when they 'll look to the Chancellor to help ease the situation by , amongst other things , reducing taxes on company cars which make up 55 percent of the new car market . |
| 17 | Barcelona gold medallists Steve Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent have been given a boost for their 1996 Olympic hopes … by an American sportswear firm . |
| 18 | CONNAHS QUAY NOMADS ' new management team of Neville Powell and Phil Evans have been given a boost with the news that star striker David O'Gorman is staying with the club . |
| 19 | The dairy trade complaint was given a boost last autumn when the Monopolies and Mergers Commission said the SMMB could not buy the Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society 's milk business and , in passing , criticised the board 's plans to be , in the jargon , a vertically integrated co-op . |
| 20 | Soccer coaching for girls in Bristol has been given a boost from British Gas South Western . |
| 21 | THE NOBEL PRIZE committee is expected to give a boost to the drive for political freedom in east Europe when it announces the winners of the Peace Prize in Oslo today . |
| 22 | There is still £6 billion from the sale of council homes locked away that could be released to give a boost to the construction industry . |
| 23 | VAT could be cut from its current level of 17½ per cent to give a boost to the shops but that would leave the Government short of cash . |
| 24 | From January 1990 the maximum rate of income tax for private individuals and businesses was cut to 35 per cent in a bid to give a boost to the stock exchange and investment ; the new simplified system was also intended to reduce tax evasion . |
| 25 | A new dance company has been formed to give a boost to the performing arts outside London . |
| 26 | He was called in to give a boost to the campaign to get more pupils to have lunch at school … and as Mike Rowbottom found out , he seems to have enjoyed it . |
| 27 | He said under Labour the money would be used to give a boost to the local construction trade and help many of the town 's homeless families . |
| 28 | Mr Lamont aimed to give a boost to business and recovery this year while sending a clear message to the markets of the measures he — or his successor — will take to claw back borrowing . |
| 29 | Government gives a boost to computing |
| 30 | The new system is an IBM ES/9000–820 which gives a boost of over 40 per cent in processing capacity over the previous machine . |