The transaction would end the independence of Netscape but clearly bolster America Online and Sun.

Even before questions began to surface about Senator Dan Quayle's National Guard service during the war in Vietnam, it could hardly be said that George Bush had made a conventional political choice that clearly bolstered his ticket, or that he had picked a running mate whose stature would enhance his own.

Jeffrey Barist, a lawyer for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, which operates the museum, said today that the ruling would clearly bolster the museum's claim to recover the painting.

Mr. Araskog seems to be heeding Wall Street's advice by selecting an acquisition that more clearly bolsters his company's existing operations.

Soriano or Ramirez would clearly bolster the Mets' middle of the lineup, which needs help.

But it clearly bolsters his contention that casino gambling could help the state's tourism industry.

A home game in the first round would clearly bolster the Giants' chances.

Though this clearly bolsters Internet Explorer's safety, it comes at a cost, in the form of false positives.

However, despite the ruling's concern with the relative voting power of the board members, rather than with the function of the board, the ruling will clearly bolster the arguments of those who advocate a fundamental restructuring of the top layer of city government.

Confidence Bolstered Clearly, the defensiveness that has prevailed in so many American industries for most of the 1980's is finally giving way to aggressiveness.