81.   The endorsement could provide a boost for the Athens organizers who have promised to overcome delays in venue construction.

82.   The hope is that people will spend the money, thus providing a boost to the sagging economy.

83.   Upcoming colder weather in the Northeast, the largest heating oil market in the country, may have provided another boost.

84.   The surge in buying can only be partially accounted for by end-of-the-year holiday purchases that provided a boost to consumption and the economy.

85.   The signing would provide a boost to Blackburn, who have suffered from a shortage of goals in the Premiership since their promotion from the first division last season.

86.   Neminski added that the steadiness on Wall Steet and the bond market and tensions in the Gulf region would provide a boost to the dollar in the coming days.

87.   Pace argues that even a possible acquittal of Milosevic or a guilty verdict on only a few of the charges could provide a boost to international justice.

88.   The decline in February retail sales intitially depressed the dollar, but revised figures for January which showed them sharply up provided a boost, analysts said.

89.   The German authorities would welcome a weakening of the mark against the dollar, as it would provide a boost to German exports, Thwaites added.