The phrase "a kind of boost" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an increase or enhancement in something, often in a metaphorical sense.
Example: "The new marketing strategy provided a kind of boost to our sales figures, helping us reach our targets more effectively."
Alternatives: "a sort of increase" or "a type of enhancement".
"Regardless of the Olympics or my future career, I always want serving the fatherless to be a main part of what I do with my life". It's a project that could use the kind of boost an Olympic gold medal would provide.
Classic hybrids like the Toyota Prius use a battery as a kind of add-on, to boost the gas mileage of a combustion engine.
There is a large difference between the kind of boost you get when your grandfather went to Harvard and buys homecoming tickets and when your grandfather recently donated a library.
Although I should note that in the setup I put together, I am not really able to easily simulate going from a distorted rhythm channel to a distorted lead without adding some other kind of boost pedal in the signal chain.
It's understandable why your friend wants that kind of boost in a form that doesn't include the cancer and heart disease risks of burning and inhaling the 4,000 chemicals in cigarette smoke.
When we wanted to spice up an area, we thought, 'OK, what kind of boost elements can we support here?'" Reisdorf agrees with Glassel that exosuits have created a larger skill gap between the very best pro teams and everyone else.
A few more sports could use his kind of boost, even if we're not sure whether to believe or not.
Beckett's return from the disabled list on July 23 after a two-month absence with a back injury seemed as if it might give the injury-plagued Red Sox the kind of boost they needed to make a playoff push.
Still, the merchandise line won't enjoy the kind of boost next year that comes from a heavily promoted DVD.
