31.   The report bolstered suspicions that the Netherlands is an unwitting host to terrorist activities.

32.   The reports bolster repeated NATO charges of Kosovo civilians being used as human shields by the Serbs.

33.   The report bolstered investor confidence and sent stock prices soaring.

34.   Their contentions were bolstered by reports that an Iraqi diplomat held clandestine meetings in the Czech Republic last year with suspected hijacker Mohamed Atta.

35.   The United States will enjoy steady economic growth this year, according to a survey published Thursday that was later bolstered by reports on employment and manufacturing activity.