Sentence examples for spur at from inspiring English sources

Gasoline prices were not at a record, at least on an inflation-adjusted basis, but "the increase in prices was enough to spur at least some consumers to lessen lower-priority travel and take other fuel-saving measures," said Ronald J. Planting, the manager of information and analysis at the petroleum institute.

All rein orchids have a spur at the base of the flower lip.

LONDON — Ambition is the spur at the top of many walks of life, and in sports especially.

Ms Dore warned that the need to change from a high-speed spur at Meadowhall to get to central Sheffield would mean the time targets would be missed.

Besides the ruined gas chambers and crematoriums, there are several hundred camp buildings, nine miles of camp fence, camp roads, and the railroad spur at Birkenau.

The fire forced the closing of the turnpike's eastern spur at Exit 15E, said Jerry Colagiovanni, a spokesman for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.

All this political activity has spurred at least a little bit of hand-wringing at the channels.

The creation of Lund's division is one of a number of actions the report spurred at NIH.

Food scarcities threaten governments overseas and spur hoarding at home.

Yet the insurgency is already spurring change at the AFL-CIO.

This further spurred educators at all levels to give great importance to English language education.