Sentence examples for spurt towards from inspiring English sources
When he came to the throne in 2005, Abdullah's friends predicted a spurt towards modernity and a less illiberal society.
He became a key member and shaper of the group's image, and served as its first president, from 1973 to 1979, leading it through its first growth spurt towards its current status as a movement located in 41 countries with more than 2.8m members.
It was, after a slightly knockabout first 20 minutes and a short spurt towards the end, deadly dull.
If Ahmadinejad et al. make a spurt towards nuclear weaponization and provoke the attack, they can crack down without reserve on internal dissent hence Ahmadinejad's red-herring announcement of successful nuclear enrichment in front of world media Wednesday.
Delhi's built area is still growing rapidly, while Bogotá and Tokyo experienced their growth spurts towards the end of the last century.
It was reminiscent of the job Sugar Ray Leonard did on Marvin Hagler, a performance so beautifully crafted that it minimised damage while catching the eye in spurts towards the end of each three-minute session.
The second view, represented by Akita et al., proposes a less aggressive approach involving surgical interventions towards the end of the growth spurt.
Then at 13, he hit a growth spurt which took me (at 5 foot 9) from looking down towards him to looking up at him (he was about 6 foot 2 or taller).
