But recent studies have suggested that certain types of light can boost alertness during the daytime, when melatonin levels are low.

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Not only does that mean that the Detroit Three could steal a larger chunk of the incremental sales, but the more profitable light truck category could boost their margins as well.

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He would keep levies light on capital, which would boost investments essential to future prosperity.

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"Finally getting the green light from Brussels will mean a huge boost for the British economy, " she said.

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Using your money creation power to boost consumer spending might just light the corporate hiring pilot light by jolting demand.

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Still, if EU interior ministers give a green light to all three when they meet shortly to discuss the issue, it will be a huge boost to governments that want to be able to tell their people that hard work yields tangible results.

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Meanwhile, Sunderland's own hopes of avoiding the drop were handed a huge boost with last weekend's 3-1 defeat of Tottenham Hotspur at the Stadium of Light.

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The UCLA Engineering team created a new type of energy-harvesting polarizer for LCDs called a polarizing organic photovoltaic, which can potentially boost the function of an LCD by working simultaneously as a polarizer, a photovoltaic device and an ambient light or sunlight photovoltaic panel.

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