Word: boosts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...comforts for the special prisoners. He recalls that he had to be constantly on the alert for plots to help them escape. He indicates that some of the prisoners even managed to engage in active politicking from behind bars during the 1977 elections; they communicated through their lawyers to boost the fortunes of the right-wing National Front Party against the ruling New Democracy Party of Premier Constantine Caramanlis. At one point, the common convicts became so incensed over the preferential treatment afforded the former dictators that they rioted in protest...
Next to its equable climate and wine-welcoming soil, the greatest boost for Vitis Californiensis has come from another five-letter name: Davis, short for the University of California's department of oenology in the Yolo County city of that name. Davis is widely regarded as the world's most advanced wine research establishment; it has trained many of the state's vintners, revolutionized winemaking techniques, developed many hybrid vines suitable to American growing conditions and helped open up microclimates in areas traditionally considered inimical to serious viticulture...
Crimson assistant coach Jack Ryan thinks the Puerto Rico trip will prove a big boost in the team's preparation for those meets...