IN THE cult 1980s television show "Knight Rider", the hero's car, KITT, could leap over obstacles using its Turbo Boost function, hold realistic conversations and drive by itself when necessary.
LaSalle would bring Bank of America right up against the regulation that limits any one bank from making acquisitions that would boost its hold on U.S. bank deposits over 10%.
Porsche has said it plans to boost its holding above 50%, giving it a simple majority.
Renewed QE should provide some boost by holding down borrowing rates but is no silver bullet.
Heterologous prime-boost strategies hold promise for vaccination against tuberculosis.
Fidelity also boosted its holding of Fairchild Semiconductor, to 13.6%.
The Tory manifesto promised to boost renewables and hold down bills.
Changes that purport to benefit all women - such as an increase in female workforce participation – actually only boost some and hold back others.
Most Italian businesses also strongly support Italy's continuing euro membership.This implies, however, that to remain competitive without recourse to devaluation, Italy must introduce structural reforms to boost productivity and hold down costs, as well as sorting out its public finances.
My guess is that this is a boost intended to hold them over until a year from now.
