Spur
spur (verb, noun) -
a. Metal on a horse rider's boots to strike the horse and make him move.
b. Cause something to happen.
c. Encourage something to happen
a spur to
acts as a spur
spur on
spur him on
spur us on
spur us on to learn more
help spur
will spur consolidation in the industry
lending to spur an economic recovery
spur a boom
spur a boom in the market for
spur development on
on the spur of the moment
take a calculated risk on the spur of the moment
a powerful spur
provided a spur for
will provide a strong spur for
give it a spur to action
was the main spur for
spur it towards
serves as a spur to
the spur the crisis gave to
spur him on to greater efforts
their reaction only acted as a spur
decided on the spur of the moment
spur them to have a rethink
it acts as a spur to
he need not spur himself recklessly
Example sentences:
* Advances in technology will spur continued consolidation in the industry.
* The central bank is mindful of the need for lending to spur economic recovery.
* Rising corporate demand for funds will help spur a boom in the market for debt this year.
* "Malaysia's success last week in raising funds from bonds backed by Japan would spur other ailing Asian economies to raise funds cheaply through the support of Japan's higher-grade sovereign ratings."
* He took a calculated risk on the spur of the moment.
* A little bit of frustration is good for everyone and a great spur.
* "In newsrooms libel is the greatest inhibition upon freedom of speech, although it also serves as a spur to accuracy and professionalism."
* "Research suggests that women prefer a witty comment or anecdote from men on the spur of the moment."
* I think he may just find it acts as a spur to show him what we can do.
* The Education Act has provided a powerful spur to excellence in education.
* The goal at the last quarter spurred Italy on to a victory in the football match.
* "Should we just enjoy the things that touch us in a painting or should it spur us on to learn more?"
* "They were more prepared than many sedentary peasants to escape over huge distances during the famine, though of course hunger was the main spur.
* "By the second half of the 1980s oil was cheap once again, thanks to the spur the crises had given to non-OPEC developments like the Alaska North Slope and North Sea oil fields."
* "For those of you who invite people round for drinks on the spur of the moment, it is a very good idea to purchase something nice to eat along with the drinks."
* "On the spur of the moment, Mr. Smith decided to use shock tactics."
* "The loving parent who tries to shield the child from harm to such an extent that he becomes timid and anxious can cause as many problems as the thoughtless and impatient adult who thinks that telling the child he is stupid will spur him on to greater efforts."
* The crowd's reaction only acted as a spur.
* When I was debating with myself whether to take up athletics full time I decided, on the spur of the moment, to talk to her about it.
* Perhaps it may even spur them to have a rethink.
* "Privately Vitali will feel relieved that his yearning can finally be classed as hopeless, that he need not spur himself recklessly to act in regard to me, and maybe die as a result."
* His mother's wailing, following him down the front steps, seemed to spur him on.
* The aim of the new law is not to spur development but to sell exports and block imports.
* The new computer operating system will provide a strong spur for current Windows users to move to the new version.
* "The consequence of this was to intensify the party's contempt for parliamentary democracy and spur it towards overt Fascism."
* "For some, the spur to going abroad seems more of a push from frustration at bureaucratic regulations at home than a pull from market opportunity."
* "The global success not only of Japanese enterprise in the 1980s but also of the other NICs of East Asia has been seen by some commentators as a spur to the renaissance of studies of effective leadership in recent times."
