1.   But plainly, the settlement can only bolster public sentiment, as demonstrated in opinion polls, that Mrs. Jones told the truth.

2.   In NEW YORK, copper rose after a larger-than-expected drop in London Metal Exchange stockpiles bolstered sentiment that demand is robust.

3.   Market sentiment was bolstered by an upbeat meeting that General Electric had with analysts late Monday.

4.   Reform supporters are doing what they can to bolster that sentiment, as they try to bring Bush into their camp.

5.   That bolstered investor sentiment that the economy is slowing enough to keep the Federal Reserve from raising interest rates soon.

6.   That sentiment was bolstered when several candidates who have had trouble with the law were re-elected.

7.   That sentiment was bolstered yesterday by a report showing machine orders registered a bigger-than-expected decline in August from the previous month.

8.   A rise in Nikkei index futures last week on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange also bolstered buying sentiment, traders said.

9.   Analysts noted falling local interbank rates and a recovery in regional markets helped bolster market sentiment.

10.   But the Tokyo market moved into positive territory by mid-morning as buying of futures bolstered sentiment among players, traders said.