The new report should spur drug companies and the Government to undertake such studies.

Economic hardships and reports of increased repression on the island have spurred the recent exodus.

Some law-enforcement officials, worried that public reports of gangs will only spur more activity, tend to play down any problems.

The report initially spurred selling in the stock and bond markets, but prices largely recovered later.

He said the report should have spurred the Swiss Government to "prepare its people" to support a settlement.

Brockhoeft's report spurred me to hop on a plane to see things firsthand.

Mr. Lehman agrees, and hopes the report will spur new money.

The report has spurred educators to find palatable solutions.

The report caused a sensation and spurred the author to write a narrative version of the events.

The leaders of the panel said today that they hoped their report would spur action all over country.