1.   Bush figured that NASCAR sponsorship was the way for Excedrin to boost its standing in the Southeast.

2.   Clinton and the Democrats seem to think that passing the crime bill will boost their standing with the voters, but the opposite is true.

3.   Dissident leaders were frequent targets of misinformation campaigns and investigators often invented fictitious agents to boost their standing and win raises.

4.   He has personally devised a battle plan to boost his standings in the polls, assuming that he would be in each of several presidential debates.

5.   Honda is stepping up the pace of new and redesigned models in hopes of boosting its standing in the domestic market.

6.   In mergers, BZW will also help CSFB in the U.K. and boost its standing in Europe and worldwide.

7.   Joe Mercurio, a Republican political consultant, said Giuliani boosted his standing this past week.

8.   Japanese currency traders said the dollar could fall if the Democrats boost their standing in Congress.

9.   Last month, he also suggested two big Swiss banks merge in a bid to boost their standing as the financial services industry consolidates.

10.   That makes Kansas City one of two last chances for a cowboy to boost his standings before the national event in Las Vegas in December.