Sentence examples for spurred about from inspiring English sources
The previous seven spurred about $327,000 in donations, according to the publishing house.
The change, however, has spurred about a million of its 25 million customers in the United States to drop their subscriptions, the company indicated last week, just the second time in the company's history that it experienced any drop, and its stock has fallen almost 52 percent since the change was announced.
In 2012, the twin housing giants reported record profits as rising home prices and fewer delinquencies spurred about $28 billion in combined earnings.
The ads were expected to spur about 50,000 smokers to quit permanently, but the Lancet study estimated that twice that number were successful.
The University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and the Centre for American Progress, a think-tank, estimated in June that the federal stimulus package and a climate bill would spur about $150 billion in spending on clean energy each year for the next decade.
That's what fuels the $1.3 billion North American probiotics industry and spurs about 150 companies to search for the next fermented concoction promising to nurture those "good" bacteria.
The case of Mr. Babitsky has spurred concerns about press freedom in Russia.
Suárez's actions spurred debate about sportsmanship, and whether he should be given a more stern penalty.
The introduction of auto-enrolment has spurred debate about how to invest employees' money to get the best returns.
The news spurred debate about whether anyone would be left watching in 3-D soon, or whether anything would be available worth watching.
The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index set a five-year high on Thursday as stronger-than-expected exports from China spurred optimism about global growth prospects.
