Sentence examples for spur action against from inspiring English sources

A British judge has rejected an effort to ban school showings of "An Inconvenient Truth," the Academy Award-winning documentary, directed by Davis Guggenheim, about Al Gore's quest to spur action against global warming, Agence France-Presse reported.

We monitor and document the conditions of LGBTIQ people to spur action against human rights abuses where they occur.

With the primary victories of O'Donnell and Paladino, this may change and it may spur action against the Tea Party by those who felt the best course of action at the time was to allow the movement to die on its own.

Shakira believes that, as an artist, she has the ability to raise awareness about human rights challenges globally and to spur action against them.

The success of the Newsweek suit spurred action against the Associated Press and The New York Times, which boasted precious few women in their ranks.

She contended that there had been "diplomatic successes" in organizing North Korea's neighbors to confront the problem and spurring action against Iran at the Vienna-based Atomic Energy Agency.

He said he thought the recession might spur action.

While knowledge alone may be insufficient to spur action, it is the first step [ 26].

But it is worth remembering that even fear does not always spur action, and often action does not last.

Commitment to an idea spurs action.

Stockton killings spurred action.