1.   By snapping up smaller orders, the company is boosting its Margins and share of orders, Ohori said.

2.   He said companies boosted their production near the border, since many already had a base there.

3.   But whether that amounts to a positive incentive for companies to boost production and revive investment plans is open to doubt.

4.   Already, several companies have boosted production, such as Rosneft, through alliances with Western producers, he said.

5.   Any drop in borrowing costs may let department stores and consumer products companies boost their advertising spending, which would help Televisa post higher sales and profits.

6.   As in past months, automakers and electronics companies will boost the overall production numbers.

7.   At the same time, the companies have boosted their drugs divisions.

8.   A decline in interest rates would let companies boost spending on new construction projects.

9.   Both companies boosted the amount of their sales.