Example sentences of "spurred [adv prt] by the [noun] of " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Spurred on by the promise of really good lighting , more than a million women have already paid to see the Chippendales . |
| 2 | Spurred on by the successes of ‘ great experimenters ’ like Galileo , they came more and more to regard experience as the source of knowledge . |
| 3 | It is an ambitious project to undertake but ‘ LIFE ’ in York is spurred on by the knowledge of how badly women in York need our help to cope with a crisis pregnancy . |
| 4 | Also over here in the new year are URGE OVERKILL , who 've been spurred on by the success of their last two singles , ‘ Faroutski ’ and ‘ Ticket to LA' . |
| 5 | John Gould was no doubt spurred on by the success of Darwin , Captain FitzRoy , and the Beagle 's other collectors , and undertook an expedition of his own to Australia . |
| 6 | Also over here in the new year are URGE OVERKILL , who 've been spurred on by the success of their last two singles , ‘ Faroutski ’ and ‘ Ticket to LA' . |
| 7 | Spurred on by the spectre of political oblivion Michael Heseltine may yet risk all . |
| 8 | SPURRED on by the prospect of imminent defence cuts , the US Army has drawn up plans for cutting its forces in Europe by half , and recasting the army of the future into a rapid-deployment force , able to intervene in Third World trouble spots , in terrorist situations and to fight the war on drugs . |
| 9 | Spurred on by the collapse of home demand , UK companies increased exports by 5% in 1991 and by a further 3% in the first half of last year . |