81.   The investments are also giving a boost to the stocks of cable-TV companies.

82.   The participants love all the meaningless hoopla and rightly assume that the media attention gives a boost, however ephemerally, to their poll ratings.

83.   The recent failure of the Mattel-Hasbro merger, though, may have given a boost to the Toy Fair.

84.   The rising yen makes Korea-made goods cheaper than Japanese products in overseas markets and gave a boost to exporters such as Samsung Electronics Co.

85.   The settlement could also give a boost to UPS pilots when they begin negotiations with the company next month.

86.   The San Francisco poll also gave a boost to state Treasurer Matt Fong, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate.

87.   The software will protect credit card and bank account numbers from unauthorized access, giving a boost to electronic commerce.

88.   The steady prices may give a boost to the economy and the stock market, giving the central bank room to ease credit.

89.   The U.S. push gave a boost to Japanese stocks and weighed on bonds, traders said.

90.   The two events gave a boost to shares of U.S. chipmakers.