extra boost
collocation in Englishmeaningsofextraandboost
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extra
adjective
uk/ˈek.strə/us/ˈek.strə/
added to what ...
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boost
noun[C usually singular]
uk/buːst/us/buːst/
an occasion when something is improved ...
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(Definition ofextraandboostfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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On the other hand, there is also no additional impetus of reinforcement, so media influences will not get anextraboost.
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Small businesses are doing well, and removing the red tape would give them anextraboost.
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I warmly welcome theextraboostannounced today for teacher recruitment and retention.
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It would be a littleextraboostfor tourism and would encourage construction in certain areas.
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They can be packaged together and promoted with the aid of various grants and other incentives where that is needed to give anextraboost.
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Many firms are profitable and running on an even keel but need anextraboost.
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However, we did introduce new money since all extra heating additions received thatextraboostover the increase dictated by fuel prices and £65 million was added to the benefits available.
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The consultation paper stressed that it is intended not as a replacement for funds that authorities should be spending anyway, but as anextraboostfor recycling capacity.
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Broadband can give the telecommunications industry theextraboostit needs to compete globally.
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With agricultural equipment, as opposed to domestic gardening equipment, it is sometimes necessary to remove a silencer for a short time in order to give the machine anextraboost.
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Theextraboostwasn't damaging as long as the limitations set forth in the pilot's notes were followed.
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Giving the molecule thisextraboosteffectively means that a minute pressure is exerted on the vane.
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A celebrity is something you have to become, although the spouses and offspring of celebrities get anextraboost.
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Bikes have fast acceleration and can also perform ground tricks forextraboost, but can easily be bullied by heavier vehicles.
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