1.   And in the midst of this major overhaul, something good happened to buoy their spirits.

2.   But he also said his spirits were buoyed slightly that week by an informal lesson he got from one of his peers, Bob Murphy.

3.   But the market also got some favorable economic news and positive earnings forecasts that buoyed investor spirits.

4.   But there he was, fresh from a fire station, where he buoyed the spirits of firefighters.

5.   But then a magnificent old friend came to call and buoy his spirits.

6.   Even public support, which probably buoyed the spirits of Louis, Patterson and Ali in their rematches, might be absent for Tyson.

7.   He was a skilled pianist, who was often called on by friends and associates to buoy their spirits when productions were stymied or reviews were negative.

8.   How depressed could Tomjanovich have been by such a step backward after having his spirits buoyed by the blowout of the Lakers on Monday night?

9.   Indeed, the promise of a burgeoning commercial space industry has buoyed the spirits of residents in nearby Lompoc.

10.   Investor spirits also were buoyed by stronger-than-expected IBM earnings and a rally in financial and other rate-sensitive stocks.