The immediate spur to both these events was the marital dilemma faced by the English king, Henry VIII.

The immediate spur to the Yan'an talks was a request by a concerned writer for Mao Zedong to clarify the ambiguous role of intellectuals in the Communist movement.

But, to The Shadow, the warning click was an immediate spur to quickness.

German Needs on Inflation The immediate spur for the crisis was the continued insistence of the German central bank on maintaining high interest rates to fight domestic inflation.

The immediate spur for those fights was the agency's support for a handful of provocative projects and artists.

The immediate spur to country music's resurgence has been a collection of styles that have been labeled "new traditionalist."

Under a spur so immediate, Morris surprised himself by the neatness and dispatch of his new forgery, and within three-fourths of an hour had handed it to Mr Moss.

Its immediate spur was the players' pre-tournament meeting on Saturday night.

The immediate spur to the organisation's formation was the National Hunger March, 1932.

The immediate spur was a historical novel, "The Viking."