1.   And the field got a big ego boost this spring when French scientists reported they had used gene therapy successfully to treat babies born with defective immune systems.

2.   A failed businessman and farmer who never went to college, Harry Truman got into politics because he needed a job, not because he needed an ego boost.

3.   In Islamorada, even the most sea-queasy landlubber can experience the ego boost of fish envy.

4.   Intrigue needs an ego boost after more than two years of going up against import heavyweights Honda Accord and Toyota Camry.

5.   Karen LeBleu, a fifth-grade teacher, says being chosen by a parent is an ego boost, but not a reliable indicator of teacher quality.

6.   Lending a kid tuition money so he can attend a decent college may not offer a politician the ego boost of a Biff MacLean Campus Center.

7.   Self-Castigators need ego boosts.

8.   The field got a big ego boost this spring when French scientists reported they had used gene therapy successfully to treat babies born with defective immune systems.

9.   The other part is the national advertisements featuring their star fund managers, which can be a nice ego boost.

10.   Many sex tourists get an ego boost by the luxurious lifestyle available in Pattaya that they could never have at home.