The phrase "a substantial boost to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing an increase or improvement in a particular area, such as performance, support, or funding.
Example: "The new marketing strategy provided a substantial boost to our sales figures this quarter."
Alternatives: "a significant increase in" or "a major enhancement to".
This is not likely to provide a substantial boost to growth.
The Bush energy plan could give a substantial boost to the industry.
The president's package could provide a substantial boost to jobs, but only if it gets sufficient money.
If Turkey were to honour its obligations, a substantial boost to its EU membership would naturally follow.
The amount described would have been a substantial boost to RSA's revenues – totalling about a third of the revenue for the relevant division in the previous year.
The bank said: Apple's new A7 is the first mobile application processor to use Arm's v8 64 bit instruction set, providing a substantial boost to performance.
A more substantial boost to Franklin's posthumous reputation was given by Sir Aaron Klug, now president of the Royal Society, who was Franklin's closest collaborator at Birk- beck.
"The May drop in the manufacturing PMI will inevitably add to the clamour for policymakers to provide a renewed, substantial boost to the region's economy and ward off the threat of deflation," said Chris Williamson, Markit's chief economist.
Correction for overall taste sensitivity indeed provides a very substantial boost to the PROP-TAS2R38 association signal (Figs. 1a and 4b) from P = 1.70 × 10−62, r = 34.3% to pcorr = 1.06 × 10−86, rcorr = 42.2%.
The substantial boost to net income on declining revenue was a result of a $25 million payment received in connection with the settlement of litigation with Fujitsu.
With shortlists only now being drawn up, there will be no substantial boost to capacity over the next couple of years.The story is not all gloom.
