11.   Karen Jespersen, the interior minister, recently boosted her popularity by saying that asylum-seekers who commit crimes should be banished to a desert island.

12.   Many of the conference-goers were government officials and executives, so their personal recommendations on the country will boost its popularity, they said.

13.   Moreover, revenue sharing also tends to create evenly matched competitors, which may in the long run boost the popularity of the sport.

14.   The Chinese government clearly hopes that sentiments like these will boost its popularity at a time of great economic uncertainty.

15.   The focus on corporate security also appears to be boosting the popularity of background checks on job candidates.

16.   The war has boosted the popularity of Putin and reset the national political mood.

17.   This sexy combination comes from designer Mark Eisen, but many other designers are counting on the current physical fitness craze to boost the popularity of skimpy outfits.

18.   Opposition parties had expressed concern that Netanyahu would undertake an elections-era military campaign to boost his popularity.

19.   A grenade attack that injured Vitrenko earlier this month also boosted her popularity, analysts say.

20.   A professional league that started three years ago with backing from the National Basketball Association also has boosted popularity.