Sentence examples for spurred efforts from inspiring English sources

The book spurred efforts to make reforms in water policy, and it is still highly regarded.

Hawking's work greatly spurred efforts to theoretically delineate the properties of black holes, objects about which it was previously thought that nothing could be known.

Private physicians have been taking on a greater role in immunization since a 1989 measles outbreak spurred efforts to increase vaccination rates.

But now, thanks to press reports and unexpectedly lively debate, everyone knows that the country has about 2m opium and heroin addicts, and that the effects are tugging at the social fabric.The discussion has spurred efforts to stop the flow of Afghanistan's opium, morphine and heroin into Iran, and thence to Turkey and Western Europe.

The various conflicts of the past decade have produced a steady stream of soldiers returning with missing arms and legs, and spurred efforts to improve mechanical replacements for them.As a result, modern prosthetic limbs can move around much more fluidly, and sport features such as individually controllable fingers.

This has spurred efforts to seek alternative forms of treatment.

The junk is spurring efforts to clean up shipboard life.

[C2.] Disclosures that Royal Ahold had overstated its earnings may spur efforts to overhaul financial oversight in Europe.

Dr. Weiler said the findings would spur efforts to expand Mars exploration and look for evidence of past or current life.

But legal experts said the court's decision was likely to invalidate similar laws around the country and would spur efforts to pass new bans.

Ramirez's win is also likely to spur efforts in Maryland and elsewhere to expand Latino voter registration and to push more Latino candidiates for state office.