11.   For once, famously bad English teeth proved a boon.

12.   Howard said the industry consolidation may prove a boon to independent bagel shops looking for buyers.

13.   If the longshot request were allowed, it would likely prove a boon to his defense.

14.   In particular, too, the traction-control system proved a boon.

15.   In many respects, the retrenchment of national flag carriers has proved a boon for budget airlines, which have filled in where bigger carriers cut service.

16.   Indeed, the Canadian hunger for satellite television has proved a boon for companies providing commercial mailboxes in US border communities.

17.   It could also prove a boon to Wall Street by funneling billions of dollars into stocks.

18.   Long a convenience to headline writers, that familiarity has lately proved a boon to knife wielders, too.

19.   On the contrary, the crisis may prove a boon for them, because their labor costs are falling when translated back into dollars.

20.   One example is how logging has threatened the spotted owl, but is proving a boon for its kissing cousin, the barred owl.