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Christine Gregoire

This is a victory for consumers who depend on these medications to help them make it through the day, ... A license to manufacture prescription drugs is not a license to engage in unfair market manipulation to boost profits ...

Any surprises in the January CPI data from Bavaria and Brandenburg will clearly influence short-term rate expectations, with anything higher than expected likely to boost the euro.

As brand-name-drug makers raise prices, generic-drug makers will find room to boost their prices to compete for market share,

The buyback is a big boost for investor confidence in the stock. The move will also lift United Microelectronics' per-share earnings going forward.

The British are receiving a significant increase in funding and you can't discount them as a threat in 2008 and 2012 when you consider what the funding boost did for us in Sydney five years ago.

The big thing is oil is down to $60 a barrel. It's giving a boost to the rest of the market. We had very strong economic news over the last month and then we had very strong retail sales today. That's powering the market up.

They got into a pattern of under-investing in their franchise to try and boost revenues.

The yen is boosting some of the techs and autos, but the size of that boost is clearly disappointing.

The yen also got a boost from the China story because the yen is a yuan proxy.

They are really a big boost to our circulation.

They are quite good skiers. They set a good standard and it gave a great boost to the rest of the team.

If even 5 to 6 percent GDP growth isn't enough to get any net hiring, then the risks rise that the stimulus from the tax cuts and defense spending could produce a one-time boost that will fizzle out next year.

I definitely expect a lot of boos and all that kind of stuff. I know it's going to be bad. But it's no big deal. It's just the fans, part of the game, and you deal with it.

Juwan Howard

I can recall teams I've been on that have been in situations like this. You try to find ways, no matter what part of the season, to get wins. Sure enough, this late in the season, to get two wins over two good teams ... it has to boost your confidence and morale. Everybody starts to feel good.

I don't think the ECB should go out of its way to boost the currency either verbally or through action. Their mandate is very clear, and that is to maintain price stability. To the extent that price stability is in danger they have already acted. There is no point in deviating from that strategy.

Currently the consumer price index is okay and we also want to boost consumption.

An earnings boost doesn't trump a contrary verdict.

Enron's practice of using prepaid transactions to understate debt and overstate cash flow from operations made its financial statement look much stronger; that in turn helped Enron maintain its investment rate credit rating and support -- even boost -- its share price,

Pat Summitt

Emotionally, this is a great boost for Alexis and our entire team going into the NCAA tournament. We recognize what Alexis has meant to our team this year.

Nicholas Johnson

Eliminating state income taxes on working families with poverty-level incomes gives a boost in take-home pay that helps offset higher child care and transportation costs that families incur as they strive to become economically self-sufficient. In other words, relieving state income taxes on poor families can make a meaningful contribution toward making work pay.

Kyle McLaren

Even for us to get the first goal, they were getting the puck deep and not turning it over. They were just doing the little things right and sometimes that can really boost the momentum.

Christian Horner

Ferrari is synonymous with success in Formula One. This is an enormous boost for the team and underlines our commitment to compete at the forefront of Formula One.

Christian Horner

Ferrari is synonymous with success in Formula One, ... This is an enormous boost for the team and underlines our commitment to compete at the forefront of Formula One.

Bringing our businesses together will strengthen ITV (Independent Television), contribute to the success of digital terrestrial television and boost Britain's television production base. The logic of the merger is compelling.

Even though there was a reasonable GDP figure the market was unwilling to give the yen good support. There's a consensus building that the BOJ isn't going to move quickly and that means the good news for the economy isn't enough to boost the yen further.

BHP and Rio are setting themselves up for growth for the next five years. Volumes will go up and that will boost their earnings.

A stock buyback is a risk-free way of ensuring earnings accretions. As long as borrowed funds remain cheap, as they have for some time, it's also an inexpensive way to boost one's earnings per share.

To really boost legal music download services, the RIAA has to understand how to master the channel.

To win and to win decisively. It would give us some momentum having to play Savannah Country Day next week. To see some growth, in terms of execution offensively and defensively, would certainly boost my confidence. And I'm sure boost my guys' confidence.

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Vincent really stepped up and gave us a boost off the bench.

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We didn't know what to expect, but this has been a wonderful Mardi Gras. It's been a boost to the economy and to the spirits of the populace.