Sentence examples for spurring improvements from inspiring English sources

But Trump's misrepresentation has little chance of spurring improvements in the situation or sparking helpful, fact-based conversations that might lead U.S.-friendly governments to reform.

Cross-country analysis including North and South countries has been promoted as a means of benchmarking the performance of health systems internationally, identifying limitations in specific functions and spurring improvements [ 4].

The number of schools receiving A's under New York's much-contested grading system increased significantly this year from last in what Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said was a clear sign of success and evidence that his signature accountability program was spurring improvement at schools across the city.

Another consideration: Head Start has been the driving force in improving child outcomes, because every bump in the road has spurred improvements and innovation.

Studies have found that they have better results, and also spur improvements in nearby state-run schools.

The feat was made possible, in part, by deep-learning techniques that have spurred improvements in the accuracy of speech recognition.

Erin H. O'Brien, another spokeswoman for ISO New England, said people who believed the two-zone plan is unjustified do not understand that the plan is also intended to spur improvements to the grid.

From the outside, sustainability may seem to be a secondary concern for a company like Intel, but Jacobson says that the decision to make sustainability part of an employee's performance review has spurred improvements in the company's products.

At the same time, Japan needs to become more closely integrated into the global economy, both to gain access to fast-growing foreign markets and to enable competition from foreign firms to spur improvements in the stodgy services sector.

A result, though, is that the very notion of including the G in the rider report card program, which extends to every line in the system, amounts to a boost of self-esteem for those who hope that a bad grade will spur improvements.

Earlier this year, I signed onto the Veterans' Bill of Rights, a document meant to galvanize support for veterans and spur improvements in service at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).