11.   If the economy is strong, the Federal Reserve Board will feel no need to lower interest rates to stimulate economic activity.

12.   Investors are attracted to bonds when an economy is weakening or growing slowly amid hope that the central bank will ease interest rates to stimulate activity.

13.   Leasing agents expect the new incentives to stimulate rental activity.

14.   Lower interest rates often stimulate economic activity and can boost earnings.

15.   Lower interest rates stimulate economic activity and allow inflation to accelerate.

16.   Lower rates reduce the cost of borrowing and thereby are supposed to stimulate economic activity.

17.   Nicotine attaches to the receptors and stimulates activity in the cell.

18.   Sensory experiences such as touching, seeing and hearing literally stimulate activity in the brain and the growth of neural structures.

19.   Tax cuts can give a boost to the private sector by freeing money for investments and consumption, which stimulate spinoff activities that in turn generate tax revenues.

20.   Taking estrogen stimulates activity in areas of the brain known to control memory, according to a study published this week.