Sentence examples for having spurred from inspiring English sources

She credited the company with having spurred the current widespread predilection for home accessories with coral and seashell motifs.

Having spurred Joe to a defiant declaration that he would have Charlotte, however many the orphans, Delia plunged the dagger into Charlotte's heart.

Mr. Bush, meanwhile, attacked Mr. Kerry for a second day for suggesting that the United States could try to reduce the number of troops in Iraq next year, and defended his tax cuts as having spurred spending.

By all accounts, Mr. Perlman has won over the musicians with his personal style, conducting technique and power as a drawing card, his reputation having spurred a sharp increase in attendance for performances at the Performing Arts Center at Purchase College in New York.

He is credited by Ronnie O'Sullivan as having spurred him to his last two world snooker titles and Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard says he may not have recovered from a career-threatening injury had it not been for the psychologist's help.

"Gravity" and "Avatar" may each wind up having spurred a backlash when all is said and done (already one is seeming to take root for Cuarón).

Pension funds and endowments have spurred this.

Two things have spurred Mr. Guttenberg.

Apple's efforts have spurred some changes.

It has spurred a number of competitors.

For years, technological innovations have spurred composers.