Word: boosts
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...explains what the retrieval process is," Pinkerton said. "That's the point [when] we get a lot of attrition." Egg donors take hormones to boost their egg production before undergoing minor surgery to have the eggs removed...
...plan, details of which leaked out over the weekend before the official announcement on Tuesday. And lastly -- in a signal to both Republicans and Democrats to come to the Social Security and Medicare negotiating table -- the President said extra money could be used to fund some tax relief and boost some domestic and military spending. "The surplus is turning out to be a gift from the gods," says TIME business senior editor Bill Saporito. But the politicians still need to be cautious, he adds. "Sooner or later, we will run into a recession...
...coalition, work with the Democrats and generally conduct himself in a way that offered a perfect contrast to the eye gouging going on in Washington. Together Bush and his coalition would pass the biggest tax cut in the state's history, reform its tort-liability system and boost reading scores enough to give him bragging rights on a national scale...
Disney shareholders could sure use the boost that a Net tracking stock would bring. Weakened home-video sales and a slowdown in merchandise licensing in the midst of Star Wars mania have hurt earnings; Disney stock is down 25% from its 52-week high. High costs for NFL games for ABC and start-ups such as Animal Kingdom and the Disney Cruise Lines have all pinched the bottom line...
...Katz, a candidate for mayor in Philadelphia, makes a living arranging financing for new stadiums around the country. They've provided a boost to the municipal psyche in places like Baltimore, Md., and Cleveland, Ohio, he says. But from an economic standpoint, he admits, "I don't think you can make a good case for the level of subsidy that's gone into professional sports in this country...