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That, in turn, helped spur a wave of hospital mergers and ward closings.

If the Senate Finance Committee's proposed ban on tax deductions for consumer interest becomes law, it could spur a wave of mortgage refinancings in the future.

"This federal effort could spur a wave of change that creates more inequality not less," said Sara Goldrick-Rab, a professor of educational policy studies at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Apple's strength was particularly notable in that it came during the quarter in which Microsoft finally released the long-awaited Vista version of its Windows operating system, an event that the PC industry was counting on to spur a wave of computer upgrades.

Back then, the dramatically low federal funds rate was enough to spur a wave of borrowing by companies and individuals, so much so that a series of 17 rate increases followed from June 2004 to June 2006 as the Fed tried to temper inflation in a boom period.

If Turkey gains visa liberalization, it could spur a wave of mass migration to the Schengen Area, the name of the bloc of 26 countries inside which citizens can travel freely, from Turkey's population of 75 million.

The lower rates spurred a wave of refinancing and home buying.

The episode even spurred a wave of anti-Mary Bale Twitter accounts.

This spurred a wave of return migration that increased Albania's labor force by 5% between 2011 and 2014 alone.

He had survived an ugly scandal involving charges of racism that spurred a wave of student demonstrations.

Every few years a new crop of consoles is launched, spurring a wave of sales as gamers upgrade.