1.   A very hard winter boosted the demand for natural gas.

2.   That helped drive world growth, boosting global demand for everything from oil and aeroplanes to soya beans.

3.   On the other hand, if unemployment is Keynesian, steps must be taken to boost aggregate demand.

4.   Germany, supported by France and four other member states, opposed plans to cut butter prices to boost demand.

5.   The panel believe lower interest rates are needed to boost flagging demand.

6.   THE drive to save energy is picking up in the United States -- and helping to boost demand for a Courtaulds product.

7.   Also helping boost utility demand for natural gas recently is a spate of scheduled nuclear power station outages, for repairs and refueling.

8.   Also, a year-long drought boosted demand for electricity from its coal and oil-fired power plants, while slashing capacity at hydroelectric plants.

9.   Also, there is some concern that cold weather will boost demand, he said.

10.   Among gainers, phone companies rose on optimism increasing growth in the economy will boost demand for cellular phones and digital phone lines, analysts said.