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In 1900, eugenics received a big boost in prestige when Gregor Mendel's work on heredity in peas came to light.

Mr. Ma's database, started in 2006, received a big boost in 2008 when China introduced a law requiring public disclosure of government documents on violations.

But such quirks were overshadowed by the success of The Constant Gardener, which has received a big boost ahead of the Oscar nominations on January 31.

The company, whose investors include M&G, Gartmore, Aviva, Schroders and Blackrock, as well as many private shareholders, received a big boost from the deal with Novartis.

The campaign received a big boost when Trust for London (TFL) a charitable foundation, and long time supporter, invested more than £1m in a new initiative in 2009.

The Xbox Live platform received a big boost when Electronic Arts announced this spring that it would supply online versions of its games to Xbox.

On the other hand, producer prices in April fell by 1.9%, the largest drop on record.America's M3 broad-money supply grew by 6.5% in the year to April, unchanged from the 12 months to March.American consumer confidence received a bigger boost than expected in May.

However, Avis received a bigger boost from the fee-based portion of its fleet management business, which issues fuel and maintenance credit-cards to many corporate customers, says Kessler. "This [the credit-card] business is growing at 40%, allowing the fleet management business to grow about 10%, which, in turn, is keeping the total vehicles sales business from falling off of a cliff.

Kirsch's claims appeared to receive a big boost from a meta-analysis published in January in the Journal of the American Medical Association and widely reported.

Prince's album is receiving a big boost while he is on tour; the ticket price for the concerts includes the sale of the album.

Even in the unlikely event of the CQC receiving a big boost to its budget, Williams emphasises that the primary responsibility for safeguarding the welfare of people in the care system will always rest with the care provider.