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For many years researchers had been spurred on by an apparent paradox: that rising incomes did not make people happier in the long run.

He was alone and outnumbered at least five to one only spurred him on to greater feasts of scornful oratory.

The dour data in the last few days have spurred talk the economy could tumble into a fresh recession.

Musharraf's sinking popularity has spurred speculation that he might declare a state of emergency to smother vocal opposition.

The growing gloom spurred some of Bear Stearns's trading partners to try to get out of transactions with the firm.

such a risk spurred the u . s . mint last month to issue regulations limiting melting and exporting of the coins.

Executives began talking about making changes nearly a year ago, he said, but the recent recall problems have spurred the company to act.

Concerns about its positioning, and envious gazes across the Rhine, have been spurred by a strong revival in Germany's economy.

It was in search of Cathay and the Indies, their riches, that spurred Columbus to sail west, where he found a new continent instead.

The rapid ramp-up of production facilities spurred some analysts to warn that a bubble might be building up in the region.

For example, if you plan to say, "I'm a good manager, " be ready to follow it up with proof of how you spurred people into action.

Ms Davey says having an unemployed husband has spurred her to develop her career as a stand-up comedian, but the family has lost out.

Both temporary government programs might have spurred third-quarter car and home sales by 'stealing' growth from future quarters.

This spurred the company on to an expansion drive and the desire to introduce new models.

Although he was not a top student at school, the thought-provoking program at HKUST spurred him on.

This may reflect a pick-up in the pace of economic recovery, which may have spurred stronger trucking activity.

The developement of mechanical timepieces spurred the research for more accurate sundials with which to regular them.

That has spurred doting owners to turn to vitamins, aromatherapy and even acupuncture to help their companions through their old age.

The euro zone debt crisis has spurred Western investment demand in gold in the second quarter above the levels seen a year ago, Grubb said.

Finally, lampooned by his countrymen for his impotence , he was spurred into action.

We are seeing increasing efforts at business reform in no small measure spurred by the Bank's Doing Business Report.

Over a pot of tea, Ms Hanson told Ms Couric her own story: how depression and then breast cancer had spurred her on to help other women.

Government official say social spending has spurred higher consumption of food among the poor.

China's military is in the middle of a major technology upgrade, spurred on by double digit annual percentage increases in defense spending.

The production surge this spurred created the backdrop for the shift of a larger proportion of the rural labor force into manufacturing.

"Who are we if we cannot reach the Great Wall? " wrote Chairman Mao in 1935 as he spurred on the Red Army during the Long March.

Technological innovation was spurred by the general advance in the social organization of knowledge.

Dry conditions across the American West have spurred water rationing, hurt crop production, and doubled the prevalence of wildfires.

My entry was a lark, but it spurred me to spend a lot of time reading through other postings and contemplating the looming Games.

It would also look for the kind of carbon-based chemistry that spurred life on Earth.

Public bus transport is such a service, and the act thus spurred the widespread adoption of wheelchair-accessible bus lifts.

Spurred by America's westward expansion, Pfizer opens offices and a warehouse in Chicago, Illinois, its first location outside New York.

Signs the U. S. economy is gaining strength have spurred a rally on Wall Street this week, and that in turn drove oil prices up.

That spurred a great deal of cross-border borrowing that fed prodigious construction booms in Spain and Ireland.

timepieces spurred the search for more accurate sundials with which to regulate them.

Spurred by Apple's iPhone, smartphone developers have made great strides over the last three years.

One of the few benefits to emerge from the latest 3D fad is the way it has spurred set-makers to produce televisions with higher resolution.

Increased exploration spurred by high oil prices paired with that drop in demand led to two decades of low oil prices.

Massive reform and incredibly hard work by the Japanese spurred one of the most remarkable revivals in modern history.

By sociologists' calculations, income inequality here is not that far from levels that have spurred social unrest in other nations.

Deterioriating economic prospects have spurred the Bank of England and the European Central Bank into action.

So few are the options that even a ratings downgrade of American government debt in August spurred buying of the derided Treasuries.

Policy changes in this country or Mexico do not appear to have spurred the surge.

e. g. It was an article in the local newspaper that finally spurred him into action.

The privatization of property spurred the creation of a commercialized housing industry with developers and investors.

Those trends have been spurred by the deregulation of financial markets, reductions in trade barriers, and lower Communication costs.

India's troubles do not compare with the crisis of 1991, which spurred it to liberalise after decades of stagnation.

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Much of the demand for car parts was spurred by the popular "cash for clunkers" car rebate programme, as car makers lifted production.

The 2009 stimulus package also spurred consumer price inflation to a year-over-year acceleration of 5. 5 percent in May.

Ali, smiling, repeated the sound, grasped the REINS with a firm hand, and spurred his horses, whose beautiful manes floated in the breeze.

TRAIL selectively induces apoptosis in numerous tumor cell lines while sparing normal cells, thus it has greatly spurred our attention.

However, it has also spurred policymakers into overdrive, the likes of which has not been seen for decades.

The economy was spurred by a continuous flow of urban migrants and rising levels of fixed asset investment.

The bump in sales was ahead of forecasts, spurred by falling prices, low mortgage rates and a federal tax credits for buyers.

Back, he spurred like a madman, shrieking a curse to the sky.

The Chinese-backed project, only one of many major investments there, drew violent opposition and spurred deadly fighting.

Public disenchantment with the EU has spurred the British government to ratchet up its demands.

Spurred by the cheers of the crowd , I redoubled my efforts and squinted intensely at the billowing figure in the refracted air .

Comcast's policy was first exposed back in October, and has spurred much debate over net neutrality.

Customers' fears have spurred bank runs across the country, especially at wounded financial institutions.

It raises the risks of the overspending, excessive credit and inflation that have spurred past emerging-market crises.

Rising food prices have been spurred by rising fuel costs that have increased production and transport costs.

National Talk Like a Pirate Day (Sept. 19) has spurred parties, music concerts and art exhibits across the country.

Spurred by the cascade of new evidence for the brain's plasticity, Western neuroscientists have taken a keen interest.

More often, it has spurred Americans to new achievements that keep their economy constantly reinventing itself.

Lenovo is also reaping the benefits of a management reorganization spurred by the financial crisis.

The need to prepare for the tournament has spurred investment in an economy that has long been held back by inadequate infrastructure.

Because meat is rich in nutrients, including essential amino acids, it may have spurred the increase in brain size.

The dream spurred her to action.

The White House review was spurred in part by concerns over Huawei, according to people familiar with the White House deliberations.

The war was spurred by the creation of the 38th Parallel, upon the conclusion of WWII.

Spurred on by the dollar's weakness, many international companies are looking to expand their stateside presence through acquisitions.

Spurred by concern about China's growing economic might, Germany is considering a plan for a free-trade zone between Europe and the US.

The euro's abrupt rebound from a low against the Swiss franc earlier spurred talk of intervention by the Swiss National Bank.

Mr Ginsburg says: "The Asian financial crisis exposed weaknesses in financial and corporate structures that spurred widespread reforms. "

Gold's historic run-up was spurred by uncertainty about currencies, fears of inflation and continued monetary easing by the Federal Reserve.

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

Spurred by the trend toward home health care, the researchers also examined the effects of microwaving contaminated syringes.

The emergence of such photography has spurred an ongoing debate between traditionalists and photo journalists.

Both physical and cognitive tasks seemed to be spurred on by specific goals.

The development of mechanical timepieces spurred the search for abundance accurate sundials with which to regulate them.

But the improvements, spurred by federal programs that gave buyers up to $8, 000 in tax credits, proved fleeting.

The problem posed by the paucity of quality hotel rooms and their inflated prices has even spurred India's finance minister to take action.

News of their finding spurred other people to write the team, saying they were natural short sleepers and volunteering to be studied.

Fewer restrictions spurred competition, squeezed profit margins and led to more risk-taking by banks.

Without language, they have spurred him to reach beyond his limitations. -Water. . . water. . . there you go! Good job, Thomas! Very nice.

White sands and clear waters have since spurred a tourist boom, with an added fillip from offshore finance.

There was co-ordinated intervention to weaken the yen after March's earthquake but that was spurred more by Japanese than American concern.

Beyond that, a few Chinese characteristics of the law have spurred concerns from multinationals.

Slow advances in knowledge failed to drive incomes up; they spurred growth in population instead.

There was co-ordinated intervention to weaken the yen after March's earthquake but that was spurred more by Japanese than American concern.

Beyond that, a few Chinese characteristics of the law have spurred concerns from multinationals.

Fears of banking turmoil in Eastern Europe spurred a global rush by investors towards haven assets of the dollar and US bonds yesterday.

So you say that the presence of the salad as a healthy choice somehow spurred people to make the most unhealthy choice, why?

The development of mechanical timepieces spurred the search for more accurate . sundials with which to regulate them.

Despite international outcry spurred by the massacre, miners continue to enter the territory illegally.

Money loaned to state-owned enterprises and local government-related entities spurred heavy investment, in turn propping up overall growth.

The energy crisis led to greater interest in renewable energy and spurred research in solar power and wind power.

The posters represent an underground economy spurred on by the flood of students and migrants pulled into the city to find work.

New radioisotopes and accelerators spurred radiobiology. Electron microscopes were turned on cells and viruses.

Concerns that the country is sliding deeper into sectarian strife spurred Bahrain to declare the three-month "state of national safety" .

That news spurred consumers across the country to flock to supermarkets to fill their shopping carts.

The small device spurred many copycat gadgets, but smartphones now incorporate better video technology.

It has spurred many veterinary and medical professionals to join forces against emerging diseases, most of which originate in animals.

Upgrade and expand the local industrial and local resources into value-added spurred local economic development achieved some results.

Mass transit has long spurred real-estate development. In this mountainous city, escalators are boosting some sleepy neighborhoods.

Though she passed away before the commission could finish its work, the report they released spurred action across the country.

The proliferation of new wealth and the growing gap between rich and poor in many countries have spurred fears about being left behind.

Put aside all those stories of global battles spurred by Japan's reputation as a voracious seafood-eating nation.

The possibility of a wider ground war has spurred outside efforts to broker a ceasefire.

This has spurred industrial consumers to scramble to secure supplies while speculators pour fresh money into the metal.

Directors can no longer be passive participants; the process must start with and be spurred on by the board.

Changes in the way humanity inhabits the planet have spurred the emergence of new diseases and accelerated their international spread.

The researchers then injected a pain-producing chemical into the monkeys' legs, which also spurred the firing of STT neurons.

Uncertainty over the impact of Egyptian riots on the Middle East also spurred safety bids, traders said.

Confinement with TB in his 20s introduced him to Dickens and Dostoevsky, Balzac and Plato, and spurred him to write.

The increase in November from 2. 25 percent was the second in four months and was spurred by rising prices.

The pernicious course of schizophrenia has spurred efforts to identify and effectively treat this condition as early as possible.

The attacks also spurred limited reactions in other European countries, where security around busy transport hubs was stepped up.

The question spurred me to reflect on Taiwan's history, art and culture, which I hadn't thought about much previously.

spurred on by those, and by competitive pressures from Europe's single currency, German business ruthlessly held down real wages.

Rogers says the financial crisis has also spurred some Asian companies to consider improving their corporate governance.

The rally was partly spurred by expectations of further appreciation of the renminbi and led by property stocks.

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IN1974, the UNIX system was described in a technical journal for the first time . this spurred great interest in the system.

Sales of the Cub were spurred by the organization of the Civilian Pilot Training (CPT) Program.

Whatever spurred the president, a dose of candour can be good for all.

Recent consumer demand from China, spurred by Beijing's stimulus measures, has provided some relief to Taiwanese companies.

The improvement of flywheel control system is spurred by high performance satellite attitude control system.

Beijing's loose lending policies also helped boost mortgage activity, which spurred home buying and helped R&F replenish its coffers.

Spurred by signs of the price declining in the real estate market, some local governments quietly put forwards the "warm market" policies.

Italy and Belgium were allowed in with the first group despite well exceeding the debt threshold-a decision that spurred some controversy.

Others have abandoned their farms. Spurred by attacks on white-owned land, many are thinking of farming elsewhere on the continent.

All natural resource sectors have been active in recent years, spurred by growth in Asian markets.

Defenders of the chaebol say that the crisis spurred reforms, curbing the tendency of the chaebol to overborrow and overexpand.

She spurred on her team to try harder.

Thankfully, the recession has actually spurred more volunteers to come forward, says Mr Anderson.

S. restrictions on the sale of communications satellites, which spurred other countries to develop their own technologies.

Much of her drive has been spurred by peer pressure.

Because with Star Wars in 1977, Lucas spurred another revolution: the triumph of the special-effect, kid-friendly fantasy blockbuster.

The splurge was spurred by unprecedented discounts offered by retailers after sluggish pre-Christmas sales.

Spurred on by Thrawn's victories, the remaining Inner Circle of Imperial warlords staged a devastating attack on Coruscant.

But the proposed project spurred unprecedented opposition among leaders and ordinary citizens.

Metal cutting tools will outpace other products, spurred by strong growth in manufacturing investment.

The vaporisation of white-collar jobs during the financial crisis spurred some to act, it seems.

Low interest rates, a consequence of euro membership, lit a fire under property prices and spurred a building and retailing boom.

Spurred by digital technology and the internet, intellectual-property law has grown quite contentious in recent decades.

Dollars lost to corruption, and projects gone awry, spurred the growth of aid agencies into bureaucratic behemoths.

'At issue is the continued economic growth spurred by a free and globally accessible Internet.

Indeed, event programming was largely spurred by the advent of graphical user interfaces.

The crisis has also spurred Beijing to line up a multi-billion dollar stimulus package.

The amount of construction and infrastructure reform spurred by the Game's is daunting.

Much financial innovation in wholesale markets was spurred by this phenomenon.

Local people can learn many things from visitors, and the local economy can be spurred by tourism.

Worries over Greece and its economic toll on Europe have spurred bids for Treasuries, Bunds and other low-risk assets.

Africa has already seen an increased number of disasters spurred by climate change.

So we have, for instance, a chapter on how a medieval warming trend spurred Viking exploration of Greenland and North America.

Spurred on by this reversal, the Wolff Pack and Skull Squadron pulled out all the stops.

Oil prices rose back towards hit $70 a barrel yesterday, spurred by a weakening US dollar and strong car sales figures from China.

Spurred by the Internet frenzy, Chinese journalists had converged on Badong County.

But I also think that his tax cuts, which were very large, spurred economic growth in a way that wasn't sustainable.

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These energy requirements have spurred a debate among anthropologists about what fueled the evolution of big brains in the first place.

S. Colombia is fighting to overcome doubts among U. S. lawmakers spurred by violence against labor organizers there.

However, Mr Dinallo's initiative has spurred the banks to look at supporting the insurers on an individual basis.

It's amazing what can start from a single phone call. Stevie's suffering spurred me to find a way to help.

But look closer. The oil market is tight, but price is a wondrous mechanism, and rising prices have spurred investment.

Mr. Loro Piana's four-day journey to Myanmar last February was spurred by more than curiosity: He hoped to discover a new textile.

So when oil prices dipped during 1980s, then stayed low through the early 1990s, it spurred a mega-merger trend among major oil companies.

The requirement for double- hulled tankers spurred the shipping industry to modernize with much safer ships.

Their lively discussions spurred Maura to make small but nevertheless life altering changes.

Only then will the distrust spurred by higher spreads translate into funding problems that threaten a bank's liquidity.

The Fed's quantitative easing measures in part spurred a surge in refinancing and faster prepayments on mortgage bonds.

Predictably this spurred them to read more books and improved their vocabularies.

On the streets surrounding the square, the celebrations from the night before continued, spurred on by honking drivers.

Antilles' "soft" attitude spurred his resignation from the Corellian Defense Force, and even a failed assassination attempt against him.

That abrupt surge suggests that tribal or religious networks were suddenly spurred to send fighters abroad.

That kind of talk has spurred speculation that Japan's authorities may soon intervene to contain the yen's rise.

The droughts spurred Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to declare an energy emergency in February.

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Spurred on by these arguments, Asian countries have made progress since the 1997-98 crisis.

Although they missed the deadline, it spurred both of them back to the negotiating table.

The imminence of negotiations thus probably spurred rather than delayed his decision.

The financial overhaul was spurred by the 2008 financial crisis that triggered the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings.

'That has spurred them towards a more strategic cooperation. '

This has spurred a rapid rise in property prices, which are now approaching heights last seen during the 1997 property bubble.

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Indeed, the crisis may have spurred some countries to seek even more self-insurance in reserves and other forms of prudential saving.

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That has spurred anxiety among government officials and industry executives.

The development of mechanical timepieces spurred the search for more accurate sundails with which to regulate them.

The rider spurred forward to his destination.

The EU began investigating Google in February, spurred on by complaints from three competitors.

Relatively strong growth in states like Indiana and Oregon has been spurred by their large manufacturing sectors.

Throughout the millennium, the demand for more education has been spurred by technology.

Feeding all those chickens has also spurred a roughly four-fold growth in the domestic feed grain industry, she says.

The loan growth has spurred calls by economists for the central bank to fine-tune its loose policies.

Danger of "runaway warming" , perhaps spurred by release of oceanic methane hydrates.

Since then this industry has grown still further, spurred by the financial crisis.

They seemed far removed from the housing and finance bacchanalia that spurred the latest recession.

Governments' resistance to increasing spending partly has been spurred by fears of stoking inflation.

Executives in several industries say the liberalization spurred by China's WTO entry is stalling.

The review by Duke's executive vice president was spurred by reports of "boorish behavior" by the lacrosse team, Alleva said.

The convergence of government-bond yields that was spurred by the euro's launch has thus been sharply reversed.

Separately, the uprisings in the Middle East have spurred criticism of Prince Andrew's activities.

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The lending boom of 2009 was spurred by the removal of the strict credit quotas of 2008, delivering a tremendous boost to the economy.

A 1987 zoning amendment created the district to shield it from rising real estate prices, spurred by redevelopment of nearby Times Square.

The yen climbed towards 15-year highs against the US dollar after weak US data spurred talk of more Federal Reserve easing.

Dozens of studies have similar results, all spurred by height-ening our awareness of our behavior.

The decision spurred chaos. North Korean defectors and aid workers say the new prices were ignored.

They have spurred a hunt for yield which, as widely broadcast, has sent too much capital to emerging markets.

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The scrutiny that comes with staging this year's Olympics may have spurred that response.

After an early year spike spurred by the political meltdown in Egypt, it raised that forecast to $89 in January.

But while the Internet has greatly spurred investor interest, it has done little to reduce investment risk.

That has spurred Mr Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress to explore new stimulus measures.

Spurred on by a new class of Anatolian entrepreneurs, the economy has thrived.

Many others were never identified, including people who spurred the Panda's spread and profited from it.

Civic organizations spurred the hunt for the murderer by offering rewards totaling $8500.

When peril was closer at hand, more physical changes spurred additional strength.

The mobile-phone industry has both benefited from these developments and spurred them on.

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Spurred by French interests, it was opened in 1869 after much political haggling with Britain.

He explained that the Green Revolution of the 1960's was spurred by agricultural advances.

The chaos left both countries rattled and spurred a debate about sports and nationalism.

The ideal of the introjection of human and nature spurred YU Da-fu to hobnob with nature in social life and describe nature in writing.

Indeed it egged on the integration of financial markets that spurred the financing.

These new financial and investment links have spurred demand for Chinese goods.

If you are in a position to influence what is happening, you are being spurred on to take action.

This move was also spurred, according to Mr Phillips, by a shortage of lorry drivers.

Spurred in part by rising demand, iron-ore prices marched upward, driving sales and profits for Rio Tinto and other big miners.

This has spurred industrial consumers to scramble to secure supplies.

Spurred by Congress, Gates did grow the ground forces starting in 2008, but once again mostly through supplemental funds.

A prolonged period of wet weather spurred the spread of the Bubonic plague in medieval times, according to a new study.

Egypt's revolution, however, spurred some hopes that better days were coming.

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Wheat rust once spurred the Green Revolution, the huge increase in crop yields that started in the1940s.

The hyper-fast economic growth of the past was spurred on by the fast spread of basic goods.

The team was spurred on by a massive performance from Kevin Durant.

Spurred by high world prices for Argentina's farm exports, the economy swiftly recovered from its collapse of 2001-02.

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No stranger to the frustration and disappointment inherent in research work, I am spurred on by the thrill of discovery.

European oil yesterday reached a high for the year of $73. 87, spurred by manufacturing data from China and construction data from the US.

The availability of credit and low interest costs have spurred lease deals.

Its auto market has been spurred since the government reduced by half the sales tax on small vehicles.

America's Africa Growth and Opportunity Act of 2000 has spurred African exports by dropping American tariffs.

Growth in both gold production and demand in the country is also spurred by rising prices on international markets.