41.   The contract, which will be announced on Monday, is a major boost for Oracle.

42.   The global effort to rid the world of polio received a major boost Tuesday.

43.   The idea apparently gets its major boost from the fact that both presidential campaigns found it polled well.

44.   The fund-raiser was a major boost for the Chambliss campaign.

45.   The indigenous movement received a major boost from the peace accord signed by the government and leftist rebels in December.

46.   The NoHo district should get a major boost this summer when the MTA finally opens its subway station at Lankershim and Chandler.

47.   The widely publicized experience of pop singer Carnie Wilson has given bariatric surgery a major boost.

48.   This change, some Democrats and some Republicans agree, was a major boost for education reform.

49.   Toronto Star columnist Chris Zelkovich called the game a major boost to the Canadian psyche.

50.   Warner Bros. and several manufacturers announced Tuesday a major boost in support for the fledgling DVD format, including a massive promotional campaign for the Christmas season.