1.   Earnings were buoyed by growth in France and the Netherlands and by strong investment gains.

2.   Overall earnings at DaimlerChrysler were buoyed by growth in profits from Mercedes-Benz and other units.

3.   Overall earnings at the Stuttgart-based automaker were buoyed by growth in profits from Mercedes-Benz and other units.

4.   Incidence of poverty would be reduced substantially, high growth would buoy the scenario, thus imparting a sobering effect on social tensions arising from unemployment and destitution.

5.   Kubo, addressing a gathering of non-life insurance industry members, noted that domestic demand is being buoyed by growth in personal consumption, capital investment and housing construction.

6.   Overall earnings at the Stuttgart-based automaker were buoyed by growth in profits from Mercedes-Benz and other units, which counterbalanced the Chrysler division.

7.   Evans said positive news about a rising Australian dollar, employment and economic growth had buoyed consumer confidence.