21.   And it could get the boost it needs if China, whose leaders have slowed its giant economy in order to squeeze out inflation, starts growing again.

22.   And it should get another boost in a week or two when right tackle James Dexter comes back from a preseason knee sprain.

23.   And the Rockets also got a boost when forward Robert Horry was activated from the injured list Thursday.

24.   And the funky jazz of the Jimmy McGriff-Hank Crawford Quartet gets a boost from lyrical vocalist Jimmy Scott at the Jazz Bakery.

25.   And the overall market will get a boost if inflation remains subdued.

26.   And the stocks seemed to get another boost late yesterday.

27.   Anxious residents, who have been sandbagging throughout the week, also got a boost Thursday afternoon from the National Weather Service.

28.   Arkansas got a boost with its victory over Kentucky on Sunday.

29.   As the dollar rises against the yen, exporters get a boost because they can price their goods more competitively overseas.