The need for action still spurred him.

The need for the larger boats spurred on the building of harbours all along the east coast, in the 1850s and 1860s.

The growing need for petroleum spurred an oil boom north of Volant.

The need to consolidate, rather than the urge to expand, spurred most leasing activity within the financial-services industry last year.

All of these initiatives demonstrate the fact that the need to pool resources is spurring the library community to greater collaborative efforts.

I never understand the need to spur on their marketing department.

"The need of so many, particularly children, has spurred us to increase our giving from past years," they wrote.

The need to sell tithe produce that could not be consumed by the local clergy also spurred the growth of trade.

Analysts say the need to make such moves might have spurred 3M's board to go outside for a new chief.

The need for up-to-date information spurred on ever more ways to extract data from Quality Center and format a report.