Sentence examples for continued spur from inspiring English sources

Rather than serving as a continued spur to the goal of "ever-closer union," of which its founders had dreamed, however, the euro's structural weaknesses were exposed in 2010 when it became a point of vulnerability in the entire European venture and its survival was called into question.

On the streets around the square, the celebrations from the night before continued, spurred on by honking drivers.

The commercial revival continued, spurring the rebuilding and expansion of Aleppo's souk (market) and the construction of new khans (rest houses for traveling merchants).

Growth continued, spurred by industrial development; the population reached a half million in the mid-1960s and passed one million in the early 1980s.

Economists said they expected the trend to continue, spurring the economy.

The mergers and acquisitions boom is set to continue, spurred by public-to-private deals as companies quit the public markets amid increased regulation, according to Scott Kapnick, co-head of Goldman Sachs's investment banking division.

They're also banking on the dynamic Asian economy to continue spurring moneyed Asians to get out their suitcases.

Overall, graduate wages in China have declined in recent years, but the trend of students choosing to return to China upon graduation is set to continue, spurred by a number of factors.

However, a State Department review concluded that security was inadequate for Benghazi, and the issue has continued to spur partisan crossfire.

Evoking images from the civil rights movement, Mr. Simmons suggested that the same spirit that moved Mr. King in 1961 continued to spur change today.

Programmatic initiatives such as Leaders for Manufacturing, the Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, and Inventing the Organizations of the 21st Century continued to spur corporate giving.