buoyed

Patricia Hewitt is said to be 'buoyed' up by the huge majority in last night's votes to ban smoking outright in public places (except House of Commons bars, natch) and believes that it would be possible to obtain a majority to ban the sale of alcohol in pubs.

Exclusive: Patricia Hewitt to Ban Alcohol in Pubs & Hotels 2006

I struck on to some heavy rocks that did n't show none, but a plow 'd be liable to ground on 'em, an' so I ketched holt an 'buoyed 'em same 's you see.

Along Shore 1910

Or Boyd Connoway would tell of the _Golden Hind_ having been seen out in the channel, of rafts of "buoyed" casks sunk to within three foot of the bottom, to be fished up when on a dark night the herring craft slipped out of Balcary or the Scaur, silent as a shadow.

The Dew of Their Youth 1887

I struck on to some heavy rocks that didn't show none, but a plow'd be liable to ground on 'em, an 'so I ketched holt an' buoyed 'em same's you see.

The Country of the Pointed Firs Sarah Orne Jewett 1879

University lecturer Deborah O'Neill said she was "buoyed" by the reception from the community.

AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

But Mr Worsnop said that the group had been "buoyed" by the message from Mr Grylls.

Evening Mail news round-up 2010

But Mr Worsnop said that the group had been "buoyed" by the message from Mr Grylls.

News round-up 2010

University lecturer Deborah O'Neill said she was "buoyed" by the reception from the community.

AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

Chairman Richard Holloway said members were "buoyed" after hearing figures from the council.

Express & Star 2009

The New York Times reports that the record cold of 2009 is due to natural variations and even warned skeptics of man-made global warming not to be "buoyed" by the brutal cold.

Jennifer Marohasy 2009