(1) There is the fact he is sinfully handsome, of a superior title, boon friend of the young Queen Victoria and rich.

(2) The evolution of sophisticated chargeback programs has been a boon to facility and real estate executives.

(3) As a side benefit I am sure the bridge will also be a boon to fishermen and will be lined every night with salmon poachers slinging their hooks into the racing tide.

(4) High oil prices a boon to energy-producing regions

(5) The route will be a boon to many travellers

(6) May I have the inestimable boon of a few minutes' conversation?

(7) Knowing these people helps to understand why alcohol is such a boon to the lost and the lonely.

(8) It is also a boon to those farmers who are, in effect, protected from competition.

(9) Liberalisation came as a boon to the commodity trading, which is gradually gaining ground in the market circles.

(10) Thus equipped he again went abroad, and meeting with one Charles Tucker, a boon companion, laid in wait for the officers above named.

(11) But the causeway has been a boon to naturalists.

(12) Aberdeen stood up ÔÇÿI have one request, a boon , to ask of you.ÔÇÖ

(13) I'm sure it would be a boon to small clubs like ours who are struggling to make ends meet.

(14) They are a boon to the participating countries as the benefits of more trade, investment and employment enhance their respective economies.

(15) The therapy may cut recovery time by one third or even one half - a boon to any athlete looking to salvage the season.

(16) Such technological ÔÇÿadvancesÔÇÖ typically do nothing to help farmers, while providing a boon to the manufacturers and marketers of the technologies.

(17) Yet, amazingly, instead of being hailed as a boon to public safety it was criticized as a threat to privacy.

(18) The success of others is your boon not your bane.

(19) Economists and policymakers have generally applauded the growth of borrowing as a boon to the economy and a blessing for average Americans.

(20) ÔÇÿI hope you'll come,ÔÇÖ she says to Mr Cuddles, her boon companion.