41.   The yen has also been helped by expectations the Japanese government will take steps to boost its flagging economy.

42.   U.S. officials have asked Japan to take steps to boost domestic demand, rather than rely on exports, for economic growth.

43.   While Japan pledged to take steps to boost domestic demand, it offered few specifics or new initiatives, analysts said.

44.   Yesterday, Summers told Mitsuzuka that Japan should take steps to boost domestic demand and cut its current account surplus.

45.   Yet, the information all made its way to the White House, which took only basic steps to boost security.

46.   ABC and Miss America officials took other steps to boost ratings, as well.

47.   At a news conference, Sun said China is taking steps to boost U.S. imports and has urged Chinese companies to help U.S. firms in bidding for major projects.

48.   But the dollar jumped on comments by U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers suggesting that Japan needs to take further steps to boost the economy.

49.   By freeing the political detainees, Estrada said he had wanted to show the government was taking steps to boost the peace negotiations.

50.   Colon said the authority is taking immediate steps to boost the water supply by opening or drilling wells and setting up portable filtration plants on rivers.