1.   MONEY from a national fund could be used to boost sport for youngsters in Cleveland.

2.   Analysts said a spinoff would free up capital that Aetna could use to boost the financial strength of its life insurance operations.

3.   Analysts said a sale would free up capital that Aetna could use to boost the financial strength of its life insurance operations.

4.   Besides stimulating stem-cell production in the blood before transplantation, it would also be used to boost stem-cell regeneration in the bone marrow afterward.

5.   A more potent form of Neupogen, Neulasta is used to boost the immune system of cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.

6.   About half of that will be used to boost per-share earnings, with the rest used to build brand equity and make its manufacturing more efficient.

7.   Dowling suggested that, because the new mirrors could be made to reflect radio waves, they could be used to boost the performance of cellular telephones.

8.   EPA Director General Isamu Miyazaki suggested at a press conference that government money be used to boost property prices.

9.   Ethanol is used to boost octane ratings in gasoline.

10.   For the near term, perhaps in five years, it could be used to boost medical and bioengineering research.