The deal bolsters the likelihood that the aircraft, still on the drawing board, will be put into production.

The deal will make MCI the world's dominant player in the telex business and bolster its global services operation.

The rhetoric that this deal somehow bolsters US communications infrastructure and is a matter of national security is equally bogus.

A deal, if reached, would bolster Talbots' business.

Such a deal would bolster BP Amoco's presence in Germany, where it holds a 7 percent market share.

The deal will bolster A.I.G.'s range of products by adding several specialty insurance lines.

Recent deals for Neutrogena and Eastman Kodak's diagnostic products line would bolster its position as the world's largest diversified health care company.

"Too many people got burned" in the collapse, one arbitrager said in explaining why the new deal has not bolstered the stock.

Industry analysts said the deal would significantly bolster U S Sprint's international presence.