61.   The combination of subdued inflation and steady interest rates bolsters investor confidence that corporate profits and dividend payments will rise.

62.   The case has temporarily distracted the Congress, which faces votes on a series of austerity measures to bolster investor confidence.

63.   The hope was that step-by-step negotiations would bolster the confidence of both enough to take the ultimate hard decisions.

64.   The interest rate cuts helped bolster consumer confidence in a coming economic recovery and lower oil prices acted like a tax cut and reduced inflationary pressures.

65.   The prospect of emergency credit from the International Monetary Fund for South Korea bolstered investor confidence in emerging market stocks, Leon said.

66.   The response from people on the street has bolstered his confidence into the stratosphere.

67.   The strong stock market and solid wage gains have bolstered consumer confidence and spending, more than offsetting the weakness in manufacturing.

68.   The signing of a peace agreement this morning between the government and Muslim secessionist rebels also bolstered confidence that a quarter century of insurgency is ending, analysts said.

69.   These changes bolstered investor confidence.

70.   Those efforts had bolstered the confidence of local investors.