91.   The company boosted pumping rates in other lines and drew from its inventories along the pipes to help offset the decrease in volume, Neiles said.

92.   The dollar was steady against major currencies as the price report did little to change the expectation that the Fed will boost rates.

93.   The Fed boosted short-term rates by a half-percentage-point last week in the latest effort to keep inflation at bay amid continued economic expansion.

94.   The Fed chairman told Congress that central bankers may boost rates even before there are signs of quickening inflation.

95.   The Fed has been getting lots of advice lately not to boost rates prematurely.

96.   The government boosted rates to keep the currency, the real, from weakening.

97.   The gains came in part because investors were optimistic that the government would boost electricity rates sometime soon.

98.   The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission allows pipelines to boost their rates before it determines whether the new charges are justified.

99.   The government could boost phone rates by March, which would help income at the federal telephone company known as Telebras, Ribeiro said.

100.   The hotel owner expects investors may value its businesses more as separate entities, but investors question whether management of the concessions unit can boost its sluggish growth rate.