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Sentence Examples The Christchurch City Council has refused an application to develop a housing subdivision on Montgomery Spur on the Port Hills. Spur roads and skid roads may have to be reclaimed or rehabilitated if access constraints are required. Leaving their overnight camp by the riverbed, they turn their sure-footed local steeds toward the steep, rocky outline of the Spur. Finally, nectar collects in the saccate nectary spur formed by the fusion of the margins of the labellum and the base of the column-foot. Patriotism becomes articulated through passion, and passion can indeed spur the emergence of stirring words. The project's aim is to spur revitalization through innovative cultural initiatives. The fact that the team were still level at half-time acted as a spur to them. He said the presence of the gallery across the road from the new parliament could spur it to new heights of art appreciation. Do comments like that spur you on to drive harder or do they knock your confidence? Her last two, The Wicked Pavilion and The Golden Spur, take on the Greenwich Village art scene of the 1950s, both centered around local hang-outs. Indeed, at the time when I began to work for him, he had reached a state at which the click of a Remington machine acted as a positive spur. Through the fifteenth century rowels became smaller and spur necks became longer. Periodically he will have the bone spur radiographed to see if the condition remains stabilized or worsens. The textile sector presents good opportunity for us to spur growth and combat poverty because of its vertical linkage to agriculture. It is plain from the maps that in this intervening period the road alignment was altered in respect of the Castle Acre spur and the Pink Road. It will not be easy for Lin to achieve his aim, but setbacks just seem to spur him on. He gave a lift and a spur to a BBC office which could often be in a state of chaos. The rubber stamp comes despite continued concerns over the plan's inclusion of a spur with railway lines leading into the Town Beach bay. A finding of neglect can spur the need for action, and thus contribute to the avoidance of suicides in the future. Every time there's an affirmative answer, the volunteers ring a bell to spur one another on. Show More Sentences New brooms tend to sweep clean, and new regime could spur Liverpool's players on to achieving what their forefathers did. It is this peace that should spur donors, investors and well-wishers to pool their resources and invest in the country. To the north, the I and II Cavalry corps attacked between Lens and Lille and were quickly forced back behind the Lorette Spur. They have also helped spur a quantum leap forward in assessing and quantifying the root causes and health consequences of war, disaster, and civil conflict. Both Middle Island and Anniversary Island are part of the Spur Reef complex. Tenders are invited for Construction Of Porcupine Spur At Mehiyawan Anti-Erosion Site On Left Bank River Ghaghra In Distt. Diseases such as anthracnose, spur blight, and mildew may be more prevalent if irrigation is not accompanied by adequate disease-control measures. A forward from the pack should lead the team and spur them on. He underwent surgery last January to remove a bone spur on his left ankle, but surgery then was considered a last resort after several months of discomfort. Part of the Titley Spur is opened annually by enthusiasts and a steam train is run along the track. A spur is a lateral ridge or tongue of land descending from a hill, mountain or main crest of a ridge. The M606, a spur off the M62 motorway, connects Bradford with the national motorway network. The dry desert of my native land, her men grey and gaunt, their spines twisted, their feet shod with rowel and spur. The wide spur leathers are to protect the boot from chafing on the stirrups. Obey the spur of the moment. These accumulated it is that make the impulse and the impetus of the life of genius. The starting place for the tramp is reached over a gravel road that begins on Route 3 about a mile south of Gorham spur. Greg Wenden, Chief Technology Officer at Avox, believes the competition will spur students on to success. If jockeys are prevented from using the whip as a spur, racing becomes a woolier version of itself only for the sake of appearances. The fact that the odds are dire should spur us into creative action, not anesthetize us into further passivity. Exeter began as settlements on a dry ridge ending in a spur overlooking a navigable river teeming with fish, with fertile land nearby. Show More Sentences The politician had a bagful of humorous anecdotes she could interject into any spur of the moment stump speech. I am not at the mercy of the elements, ectothermically dependent on external sources of heat to spur my every move. Do foundings of transnational organizations appear to spur foundings of national organizations, or vice versa? The M606, a spur off the M62 motorway, connects the district with the national motorway network. Plans to dual the A421 from Junction 13 to Milton Keynes and to add capacity to Junction 10a on the Luton spur are being developed. In the early 1970s, Queen helped spur the heavy metal genre's evolution by discarding much of its blues influence. Many traverse the Mounth, a spur of mountainous land that extends from the higher inland range to the North Sea slightly north of Stonehaven. A flywheel drove the wheels on one side through spur gears, and the axles were mounted directly on the boiler, with no frame. Proposals have been considered for several years for the construction of a spur connecting the HS2 route to Heathrow Airport. It would be reached via a spur line from a triangular junction with the HS2 main line at Coleshill. Grim though the economic spur may be, some scientists see a slim silver lining in the sudden newsiness of laughably large numbers. Later in the day, Plumer had second thoughts and ordered I Anzac Corps to push on to the Keiberg spur, with support from the II Anzac Corps. In response, President Hoover and Congress approved the Federal Home Loan Bank Act, to spur new home construction, and reduce foreclosures. The leaves grow spirally arranged on long shoots, and in clusters on spur shoots on the branches or twigs. The M271 motorway is a spur of the M27, linking it with the Western Docks and city centre. Often a steep spur was used, where only part of the circumference had to be fortified. Leg tibial spur absent, prolateral pedal spur reduced, retrolateral pedal spur moderate. The spice trade was of major economic importance and helped spur the Age of Discovery in Europe. Unsatisfied free radicals can spur the mutation of cells they encounter and are, thus, causes of cancer. Between Skiddaw and Longside Edge are the quiet valleys of Southerndale and Barkbethdale, separated by the spur of Buzzard Knott. Show More Sentences The highest point is directly above the Hallsfell spur, marked by a trig point, in the form of a concrete ring. All three Buttermere Fells throw out a short spur towards the lake with deep combs hollowed out between them. The highest point lies a little way out onto the northern spur at the top of Grey Crag, marked by a cairn. From the shore of Buttermere a path runs up into Birkness Comb from where the northern spur can be gained. A small rocky spur, Rib End, runs down from the summit plateau to the tarns at the depression. To the west of the Central Ridge a lower spur encloses the quiet valley of Watendlath. Lanty Scar provides the obvious line of ascent from Rydal, while the spur rising over Todd Crag leads up from Clappersgate. This short rocky spur has Hutaple Crag on the west and Scrubby Crag on the east. The third arm is a truncated spur, running only half a mile to the summit of the Old Man before tumbling away south eastward to the valley floor. The boot of Kristopher Burton proved the difference as he kicked 16 points to spur Treviso to an impressive success. Both create a pleasant release of hormones, so cooking a delicious meal can help spur the release of the love drug. They are slow and reticent, and are like a dull good horse which lets every nag pass him, but with whip and spur will run down every racer in the field. A spur extends south east to Loughrigg Fell above Ambleside. The biotechnology and technology industries have helped spur major expansions at both the University of Massachusetts Medical School and Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Although the PRC needs economic growth to spur its development, the government began to worry that rapid economic growth was degrading the country's resources and environment. Colonial practices also spur the spread of colonist languages, literature and cultural institutions, while endangering or obliterating those of native peoples. Indeed, I hope the ideas put forth in this paper will spur further discussion of the role that chansonniers played in the lives and leisures of their users. He thought that buying a pedometer would spur him on to exercise. The M49 motorway is a shortcut between the M5 in the south and the M4 Severn Crossing in the west, and the M32 is a spur from the M4 to the city centre. There are also plans to upgrade the A25 Barton Highway, another spur off the M31 that connects Canberra with Melbourne, to a dual carriageway highway. Show More Sentences Dinner was an elegant five-course meal whipped up on the spur of the moment by the autochef, and afterward Shelly's parents wanted her to watch vids with them. They keep their bags packed so they can leave on the spur of the moment. The influential San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association or SPUR was founded in 1910 to address the quality of housing after the earthquake. Whatever the primary spur to the evolution of our rose-colored retinas, we, like most other animals with multichromatic vision, have learned to treat red with respect. For example, the spur to Heathrow airport was dropped from the whole scheme in 2015, as was the HS1 to HS2 link, while the Crewe Hub has been added to the scheme. He believed that hosting the event could help spur growth of the game in the country, where it is relatively obscure and faces competition by other sports such as baseball. Barrett created the name on the spur of the moment when he discovered that another band, also called the Tea Set, were to perform at one of their gigs. With the approval of the spur to MediaCityUK, a further four were ordered. Moreover, the car plate restrictions in major cities and the growing acceptancy and appetite from consumers will also spur the rapid rise of the used car market. As of January 2008 there are advanced plans to improve the A628 route by bypassing Mottram and Tintwistle to the north with a spur to the A57 road. Examples from Classical Literature One spur for a log and one for any hellion who should get in the way of an honest drive! When I've built that there reservoir on Devil's Spur, and bring the water over the ridge from Union Ditch, there'll be enough to spare for that. I think he is under a mistake in averring that there is any severity in the sheath spur. The peak of this awful spur was just touched by a fleecy cloud that shifted to and fro like a banneret. A small helical spur pinion at the other end of this countershaft receives its motion from a larger gear turned by the hand crank. Yet what can I say, for all men know that your valor needs the curb and not the spur. The ecclesiastical93 monitor, from spur to plume a star of sanctimony, was called the chaplain. I had been standing on the diving board and on the spur of the moment I went off backwards. It is a spur of the Eifel mountains, or hills, as they are called, according to the fancy of the speaker. Hephzy had already given them some excuse, fabricated on the spur of the moment. Sometimes I have seen the beginning of a folktale in a fragment of narrative reeled off by a Gypsy on the spur of the moment. Name from habena, a thong or rein, in allusion to the shape of the lip or spur of some species. And every summer at home his father added extension courses in the saddle and bridle, spur, hackamore and lariat to his education. But there is no spur so galling as the derisive smile of a comely young woman. The shorter and blunter the spur, and the smoother the leg, the younger is the bird. The company, which controls the railroad spur, also has control too over the boxcars that are on the track. David Macy's house stood on the spur of a breezy upland at the end of a road. It is also called the calcar, or spur, and is furnished with cilia or bristles at its extremity. The spur or calcar of the foot extends three-fourths of the distance between the foot and the tail. The carinal half of the basal margin generally forms an angle with the spur of only a little above a rectangle. Show More Sentences The basal margin on the carinal side of the spur is sometimes a little hollowed out. It also pretended to give a fair idea of the section of that road which crossed the mountain spur known as Cerro Gordo. They are likely to have straight spur transmission gears, and a straight spur or chain drive, all carefully protected from dust. He struck the rivet such a blow that he snapped one shank of his spur short off. The lofty spur of the Chiltern Hills which overhangs the church of Ellsborough is traditionally the site of his tomb. He rode straight, hot spur, to Thymebury, where, as was to be expected, he could glean no tidings of the runaways. The postillion plied whip and spur, and the vehicle, rocking with its speed, swept through the gate and tore up the road. In the delphinium, the upper sepal is prolonged into a spur. You gents feed your hosses the spur and leave the thinkin' to me. She ran now, fleetly, lightly, the ground seeming to spur her on. The unnerved brain edged away from all the outside, as a raw horse, once rowelled, sidles from the spur. It was that of reciting imaginary adventures, on the spur of the moment, and apparently in inexhaustible succession. The cattleman touched his horse with the spur and cantered forward. But the spur, though it pricked, did not goad him into any action. We need to go beyond liberalism and start thinking about breaking away from the cash economy, which should no longer be the whip and spur of our lives. Find more words! 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