Sentence examples for said incentive from inspiring English sources

Ray Perryman, a Texas economist, said incentive programs are always controversial.

Steve Tatton, the editor of the report, said: "Incentive payments may have declined sharply in the face of a deep recession last year, but it appears that it only needs the mildest of economic recoveries for the payments to bounce back to the same levels they were at during the boom years.

The university said incentives could include scholarships for organizations that excel academically, support for events and assistance with recruitment activities.

The chancellor said incentives were needed to help Britain catch up with America in e-commerce as swiftly as possible.

G.M. officials said incentives were $300 higher in January than in December but insisted it was not evidence that the company was resurrecting its bad habits.

TrueCar.com, a site that tracks vehicle sales and pricing, said incentives fell in May to the lowest level in nearly nine years.

General Motors gained $1.36, to $65.51, after the company said incentives had helped fuel strong consumer demand for its pickups and sport utility vehicles.

Jürgen Weiss, head of climate change at the Brattle Group consultancy, said incentives were important as the industry remained relatively tiny, with low public awareness.

One key opponent is Gov. M. Jodi Rell, who said incentives to encourage reuse of bags was preferable to any new tax.

Analysts said incentives had been falling for both G.M. and the industry over all, and would most likely continue to do so as G.M. benefited from product shortages by Japanese automakers slowed by the March 11 earthquake.

Mr. Pilato, the Florida dealership manager, said incentives were helping to make sales, but so were improved vehicles and banks that had become more willing to offer financing to customers with lower credit scores.