Sentence examples for spur construction from inspiring English sources

The government had hoped its tariff would spur construction of rooftop solar panels.

Experts have lined up to say that riding roughshod over local concerns is not the way to spur construction.

Some came in the form of programs that helped demolish condemned buildings and spur construction of new stores and homes.

He also promises liberalising reforms: for example, to the land registry, in an effort to break the land mafia and spur construction.

Under it, the housing corporation provides developers with mortgages at favorable interest rates to help spur construction of middle-income housing.

BUT if deep structural problems delay redevelopment of the damaged downtown, real estate executives said that could spur construction in other parts of Manhattan.

Its success spurred construction of another line, the Narrow Gauge Railroad, in 1877.

Stronger home sales can bolster activity by spurring construction and purchases of durable goods like home appliances and furniture.

What is also spurring construction is the tight office market in New York, said Charles R. Borrok, a vice chairman in the Manhattan office of Cushman & Wakefield, the national brokerage company that is the leasing agent for Newport Center.

Labor officials cautioned, however, that the rate might have been skewed by the warm weather, which has spurred construction employment, and the abnormally low number of layoffs by retailers after the holidays.

But those critics say that the administration has starved the department of resources and focused on spurring construction as part of the economic development, at the expense of safety.