Sentence examples for popularity boosted from inspiring English sources

In the early 1990s, however, a series of encouraging by-election results and Ashdown's growing popularity boosted the party's fortunes, though the Liberal Democrats won only 18 percent of the vote (20 seats) in the 1992 general election.

Socialists recall that in 1991 François Mitterrand's popularity, boosted by France's participation in the first Gulf war, dropped from 65% in February to 31% by the end of the year.

Having only formed the year before and seen their popularity boosted by pirate radio stations, the Who played throughout their rise to fame in Soho's Marquee Club in 1965.

With CDOs the models' popularity boosted demand, which lowered the quality of the asset-backed securities that formed the pools' raw material and widened the gap between expected and actual defaults (see chart 3).A related problem was the similarity of risk models.

The past several years have seen an unlikely surge in a cappella's mainstream popularity, boosted by the thriving college scene captured in the "Pitch Perfect" film franchise and by the bottomless font of a-cappella covers on YouTube including the work of the gaudy, Grammy-winning quintet Pentatonix.

But if it can match its nippy performance in South Korea ($20.6m and counting – its popularity boosted there by Seoul-born actor Ki Hong Lee), in France (7 Oct) and in China (22 Oct), which was also very hot for Maze Runner first time round, then the franchise should carry on growing.

With cheerleading comes a popularity boost, but it won't make you popular immediately.

Why should shop staff have to work so hard to give salvation its annual popularity boost with children?

Google Assistant is seeking a popularity boost by coming to gadgets with screens a move Amazon already made with Alexa.

Seen as a crucial victory, it proved not only a massive popularity boost but also turning point for Thatcher's premiership at a time of economic stagnation.

In Patagonia – experiencing a popularity boost after the recent BBC2 series, Patagonia: Earth's Secret Paradise – it's high summer, the ideal time to hike.