21.   Being able to throw to Hatteberg has boosted his confidence.

22.   Besides helping entrepreneurs keep things in perspective, mentor capitalists can help boost confidence.

23.   Boosting investor confidence is Chief Executive Robert Earl, who ran Hard Rock Cafe International for five years prior to founding Planet Hollywood.

24.   Boosting their confidence are recent California polls that show Dole and Gramm beating Wilson.

25.   A bank aid program could boost flagging confidence in Japanese financial assets, luring investors to yen.

26.   A development fund, Fox has said, would boost confidence in free trade, which critics say is aggravating the gap between rich and poor.

27.   A report showing the economy added more jobs than expected last month boosted confidence that consumers have more money to spend.

28.   Business and labor this week gave a lukewarm welcome to measures by France and Germany to stimulate job growth through structural reforms and measures to boost consumer confidence.

29.   But homeowners would also enjoy greater certainty of profits at sale time, and that would immeasurably boost confidence in the stability of neighborhoods.

30.   But Griffey acknowledges the problem and, with time and continued support, he believes he can boost his confidence and get in better physical shape.