Shifting to a direct welfare system would also lower food prices, giving a break to consumers and a much-needed lift to the poor.

Floors that no longer creak and brightly painted walls gave the museum a much-needed lift.

They said a Staples would provide a much-needed economic lift to the area's businesses.

Winning would have given them a much-needed lift.

In this milieu, real lobbying reform would be a relatively easy and much-needed lift.

Picking up the Conservatives' account gives Saatchi a much-needed lift.

And, he said, "Capital goods and export markets may continue to provide the economy with a much-needed lift."

The project could give Japan's aerospace manufacturers - and perhaps Boeing - a much-needed lift.

His arrival will give his new team-mates a much-needed lift.

A rise in their exports would provide those countries a much-needed lift.