1.   Finally, a pair of otters have boosted their popularity by acquiring a rather unusual skill.

2.   Analysts said the opposition party, the Social Democrats, are fragmented and unlikely to boost its popularity enough to win the vote.

3.   Analysts said Yeltsin will be aided by new policies designed to boost his popularity.

4.   As the war boosted his popularity in the presidential race, he promised more money to the ground forces.

5.   Automobile manufacturers are making efforts to boost the popularity of the new, hyper-fuel-efficient vehicles.

6.   But then fate intervened in a weird, almost Disneyesque, way to boost the popularity of this foliage plant.

7.   Giuliani has boosted his popularity with immigrants by defending the van owners as model urban entrepreneurs who would gladly operate legally if only the council would approve their applications.

8.   He was friendly, with a ready smile and plenty of autographed photos, which boosted my popularity with my peers.

9.   His pandering after the votes of the retired has boosted his popularity.

10.   Its long monopoly-induced complacency brought a quality decline that boosted the popularity of imports.