Sentence examples for events spurred from inspiring English sources

He says that after the 1992 Brits, he genuinely thought he would never become involved with music again, but "a series of subtle events" spurred him into action.

Although Yurachek stressed that he did not hire Ellis, recent events spurred him to research the N.C.A.A. violations under Ellis's watch.

Additionally, Dickson's introductory remarks refer to a toast delivered by President Obama in February, and to the rise of international "mass toasting" events, spurred on by both modern social networking Web sites and the decidedly timeless desire to imbibe and swear oaths.

Though Brewster escaped arrest, the events spurred the congregation to move even farther from England.

The flood events spurred renewed interest in the Auburn Dam, since a permanent dam would have helped Folsom Dam store water without the flood from behind the cofferdam, but it became clear that the system of levees, dams and diversions on the American River needed to be re-engineered.

"I am not saying this current group is going to dominate golf in the same way, but seeing some of the guys winning majors and winning big events spurs everyone on.

Likewise, the implication that this central event spurred Audubon on his quest to draw every species of bird in America (just as it led Gautreaux to give up the serious study of anatomy) falls short.

The event spurred Benenson to submit a full-page article in The Observer newspaper entitled "The Forgotten Prisoners," in which he promoted an "Appeal for Amnesty," a yearlong letter-writing campaign to repressive governments on behalf of what he termed "prisoners of conscience".

My curiosity about the initial event spurred me to take the risk and attend, even though I was uncertain how the evening would turn out.

Although the crash was averted the event spurred the development of the aviation alert level scheme by the USGS scientists at the Alaskan Volcano Observatory (AVO) (Guffanti and Miller [2013]).

That event spurred thousands of people to travel to Selma to join the protest.