The government's main hope of boosting output lies in the Orinoco heavy-oil belt.

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CalPERS under Mr Harrigan may have lost sight of its main objective of boosting returns for its 1.4m pensioners by straying too far into politics.

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One of my main goals is boosting exports.

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He is expected to intervene before too long, however, with some major announcements on boosting wages, one of his main election themes.

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Yet the policy has been less effective in boosting monetary growth, which was one of its main purposes.

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