Sentences with phrase «real boon»

So whilst social media can be a real boon for business, it also has the potential to be much more damaging than the traditional print press.

Michael McGeary, political director at Engine, a tech advocacy group, says the JOBS Act «could be a real boon for young companies,» particularly those located outside VC - dense areas such as New York and Silicon Valley.

While one vending machine on its own might not generate much of a profit, several vending machines can be a real boon of almost passive income.

Church - run youth clubs and crèches offer cheap babysitting and are a real boon for parents.

To be able to use the bread machine to make hot, savory homemade breads that don't contain wheat flour is a real boon for those suffering from celiac disease or with a wheat gluten intolerance.

The anti-infective properties of breast milk are a real boon when a baby is or will be in group day care.

Reading one of these books with your child provides you with a script, a real boon if you're uncomfortable bringing up bathroom topics.

Knowing how to freeze baby food safely makes it possible to prepare and store entire batches of homemade food for your baby — a real boon for busy parents.

While I hate relying on technology, in this case, we found that using an «okay to wake» clock was a real boon.

The straps are easy to remove and quickly wipe clean (a real boon if you've ever tried cleaning highchair straps in situ) and all the adjusting takes place at the back, where baby and his messy hands can't reach!

And the reason for the tone, and the volume of missives, according to DCCC head Rep. Steve Israel, is that they work, providing a real boon to the party's fundraising in what is expected to be a very difficult campaign environment in November.

Marker sets sometimes include multiple widths, which can be a real boon to artists.

But the real boon for the birds has happened in the past 50 years or so.

When looking for model organisms, Edsinger explains, it's a real boon to be able to keep many in the lab at once.

The NIH Director's Pioneer Awards will be a real boon to their efforts.»

This brain boost may be a real boon during workouts, especially when they entail needing to recall specific exercises or routines.

Speaking more about potential future of online dating, the team said: «The massive range of data recorded by smart appliances will provide a real boon to the way that we understand ourselves and therefore are able to be romantically matched efectively with others.

These environments are often a little intimidating since their focus and the intent of their members is so direct, but sometimes being able to cut through the ambiguity and clearly declare your desires offers a real boon.

«Up Above» has a somewhat spooky, somewhat detached sound including the distinctive «blaster beam» performed by Craig Huxley, which will be a real boon to those film music fans of a certain vintage.

However, being able to process information as it shows up is a real boon, so if you're eager for more information on Xenoblade Chronicles X, be sure to check out this translation.

There's also myriad opportunities for acting citations here, which could be a real boon to the film if used properly.

The two concert pieces included at the end of disc two are a real boon (particularly the «Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra»); and while this album as a whole ought to disprove any notion that this score is all about its famous main theme, these two pieces serve as a reminder of just how good that theme is.

Then we came up with the Africa concept, which was a real boon because we could compare the kids» behavior to animals.

A real boon to the title would have been the ability to unlock full - length cartoons to be watched at anytime.

The real boon here is the Zen options that allow you effectively turn the game into a mental yoga exercise, with ambient background noises and a breathe - in - breathe - out visual indicator that turns the game into a relaxing puzzle solving experience with no timers or other variables thrown in.

«I always felt like one of the real boons of the Surfer in general was that you could do any kind of story in any setting.

If it gets the kid excited about learning, that's a real boon to the teacher.

She purchased iPods so that her students can use them for listening, viewing, and voice recording — a real boon for what Haxhi calls learning centers, or small - group instruction.

In rural areas like theirs with few options for activities to keep kids occupied, funding for after school programs can be a real boon.

Again, the suppleness of the ride is a real boon, the satnav is superb and the ordinary - looking seats are actually supremely comfortable on a long haul.

-- it gives you a lot of confidence, and the excellent DPM stability control was a real boon too.»

There is a feeling of opulence in the cabin that is a step above the E-class» obvious competitors and the sculpted front seats offer a superb level of comfort, the airscarf neck warming feature is a real boon with the top down on cold days.

The range of adjustment available is generous, with electric adjustment for the driver a real boon (passenger electrical adjustment is model dependent).

The Ram 1500 is also the only half - ton pickup to offer an air - sprung suspension, which has an off - road mode that increases ground clearance — a real boon when the going gets tough.

The 12 - cylinder's massive amount of torque is a real boon when the going gets rough because it makes moving forward an effortless task regardless of what's under the tires.

I also found the sliding second row a real boon for packing gear — just slide the seat up an inch or two if you need more gear space, or back if you need the legroom.

An available turbodiesel engine provides solid low - end torque, which is a real boon when clambering over boulders.

The Silverado's throttle action is gentle, and it's easy to feed in the power slowly and gently — a real boon when backing up to a trailer or a loading dock.

Moreover, the creep function is a real boon in bumper - to - bumper traffic as you don't have to push the accelerator every time the car in front of you moves a bit ahead.

It also has a cultured growl that makes the engine sound bigger than it is and the idle stop - start system, activated when no gear is engaged, is a real boon.

That will give more marginal books a chance to thrive, and I think it would be a real boon to everyone.

I lament the lack of Adobe PDF and direct file support — those features would have been a real boon to users, and they're already available on Sony's Reader.

The slot supports adding up to 200 GB of storage, a real boon for those who like to keep their music, books, apps, and video with them offline for use in cars, planes, and other disconnected environments where cloud storage doesn't work.

You're much more likely to be toting it around with you in places without Wi - Fi coverage and it's a real boon to just have data simply available when you do.

Both this and the Vocabulary Builder work smoothly, and each could be a real boon for students.