Sentence examples for a boost and a from inspiring English sources

The core of Catholic activists, including young people, will get a boost and a new sense of legitimacy.

Sports officials in China realized then that hosting the Olympics could be a boost and a burden for their athletes.

The money will be seen as a boost, and a sprinkling of stardust, on Watson's bid for the high-profile and influential party role.

But a few albums in, blogs and social networks began crossing wires and sparking careers, and Death Cab saw both a boost and a backlash.

Sometimes called grandma graffiti, the movement got a boost, and a manifesto, in 2009 with the publication of the book "Yarn Bombing: The Art of Crochet and Knit Graffiti," by Mandy Moore and Leanne Prain, knitters from Vancouver, Canada.

The same goes for the amusingly named Self-Important Potatoes, a dish of simple fried spuds that get a boost — and a jolt of deliciousness — from the addition of tiny prawns.

It gives a team a boost and really wakes up a crowd; a crowd gets really loud.

Gives my complexion a boost and makes makeup application a pleasure.

"He came in and really gave them a boost and he made a difference," Jamison said of Van Horn.

But he gave no indication that the Fed was considering cutting rates to give the faltering economic recovery a boost and put a floor under tumbling stock prices.

Two recent polls suggested that Mr. Rudd's return to office gave Labor a boost and signaled a close race in September.