Anything below that, traders said, was seen as spurring sales.

That was critically important for spurring the information revolution in America.

His example is credited with spurring them to victory.

To the rear he saw ten angry cavalrymen spurring toward him, firing as they came.

The idea, officials say, is to form a public-private partnership to lift California, especially by spurring defense conversion and small business.

The duo corns wheeled under spurring, pounded off to the south.

At length he wrenched his horse's head around, spurring it savagely, and led the lot out of the clearing.

Israel has generally broadcast advance warnings to cities and villages it was about to attack, spurring residents to flee.

Paul credits Lizzie with spurring his triumphs, while she bitterly blames him for her fall from grace.

The Centre supports thought leadership by partnering to produce point of view papers aimed at spurring the discussion around health innovation and adoption.

B1 A Long Island airport has grown into a regional transportation center that is spurring both economic development and opposition from its surrounding community.

This paper is often credited for spurring CPU manufacturers to make their designs much more energy efficient.

Access to capital is vital to spurring investment in small and innovative businesses, promoting job creation, and fueling sustainable economic growth.

Then he issued orders, spurring forward himself to lead one of those circling sweeps which were in- tended to draw an overanxious enemy into the open.

The Islamic Army retaliated by killing several Qaeda fighters, spurring all-out fighting, residents said.

He fancied the farm had been spirited away until, spurring Daisy on, he saw the black mill emerge from behind a clump of nearby growth.

Even if the oyster's putative role in spurring romance has not been substantiated, it's fun to ignore science while slurping down some iced bluepoints.

Although aid was cut back in the 1970s, it was crucial in the formative years, spurring industrialization and security and economic links were maintained.

Spurring this trend were the retirement of a generation of Depression-era managers averse to leverage and such market innovations as the low-grade, or "junk," bond.

The initiative has been closely watched by insurance companies and consumer advocates nationwide, who say it is spurring rate-cutting movements in other states with high insurance premiums.

He took several slaves and dogs, and off he went, spurring his pony and hoping to encircle the kender, wherever they were.

The commercial and critical success of Sternberg's silent Underworld (1927) was largely responsible for spurring a trend of Hollywood gangster films.

He dropped his eyes, and witnessed a small drama nearer at hand: a man, spurring his horse without mercy, was approaching the bridge from this, the north side.

And any such crash would need to be counteracted by spurring their under-developed consumer markets, which ought to leave Apple (as well as other phones) relatively unscathed.

It would be hard to deny that Star Wars has played a role in spurring the Soviet Union to the negotiating table on intermediate- and shorter-range missiles.

But the Spurs went on a 14-4 run to end the half.

Here things seem to be much more spur of the moment.

His decision to try to take home was spur of the moment.

You can do great things on the spur of the moment.

I made them up just in the spur of the moment.

Does anyone know if he'll be available for the Spurs game?

Now I have to find out how the spur works.

But the whole thing just happened, spur of the moment.

I've always been one to do something on the spur of the moment.

The Spurs team looked big and up for a game.

How could I answer the question on the spur of the moment?

On the spur of the moment, she made a decision.

I came up with the plan on the spur of the moment.

"Before, you were much more likely to come in and buy something on the spur of the moment."

He heard everyone out, but never made a decision on the spur of the moment.

Both these things can and will probably change, but Spurs are the form team.

Well, perhaps he could, even though I had done so on the spur of the moment.

That is the nature of the Spurs because they are young.

I just think this year the Spurs were the better team.

It was not something I did on the spur of the moment.

He will start practice with the team today, the Spurs said.

She's not done it on the spur of the moment.

The Spurs have lost only four of their last 29 games.

They just decided to take off on the spur of the moment.

Spurs should be on the look out for it as well.

The very life force of their kind would spur him on.

The project will also spur economic development in the area.

To spur the economy, often the best thing city government can do is get out of the way.

He spurred ahead of us, and we let him go.

All those factors seemed to finally spur the Administration into action.

But I also know that he's doing it to spur on the team.

It was our second chance and we were spurred on by some great support.

It spurred him to move, to get back on his feet.

And over the last two years one big deal has served to spur another.

The three together spurred toward him, and he went to meet them at a walk.

They were, however, soon spurred on by someone who was.

It also spurred one man in particular to take action.

It spurred us to be more social with each other.

His words, however, had spurred the old man to action.

The thought that he only had two days in which to find the book spurred him back into action.

He must spur himself to the start or he'd never finish.

His attention, however, did not spur him to additional thought.

His interest is known to have been spurred by several factors.

And it was this very love of country which spurred them on.

But a name in his brain spurred him to action.

That, along with environmental issues, has spurred the "two groups to work together toward the future."

This had little to do with the computer but it did spur us into action.

As it turned out, the challenge for the family was not to spur Michael to action but to keep him from going too far.

There is nothing like a crisis to spur people to action.

But it also could spur Congress to improve the system.