It had to be a major lift for Anthony, who has spent much of this season excluded from the rotation.

And they got a major lift from their bench, which outscored Washington's bench, 40-12.

The growing surplus is providing a major lift to the Japanese, while proving a drain on the American economy.

Texas regulators have approved a $4.93 billion wind-power transmission project, providing a major lift to the development of wind energy in the state.

All of this makes it imperative that Anthony end his slump and thereby provide a major lift for the bench.

College officials called the gift "extraordinary," and said they expected it to give a major lift to their fund-raising campaign.

And for the Knicks, it was a major lift as they headed home.

There are more than 25,000 beds in town and only five major lifts rise from the valley floor.

The major lifts are snowboard-friendly cable cars and chairlifts.

Scientists say such tools are likely to give biotechnology and other industries a major lift.