I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
earn
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David had done absolutely nothing to earn his spurs when Samuel anointed him.
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How is a fellow going to earn spurs without at least trying to ride?
win
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But thanks to Sheila, now you don't have to go all the way to Dodge City to win your spurs .
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Now he has won his spurs , he can afford to recognise mistakes like that without fearing loss of face.
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Pistoliers are young nobles who have yet to win their spurs and assume their rightful position as Knights of the Empire.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a small bone spur in the right shoulder
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The desire to make a profit has always been a spur to expanded trade.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A glint of metal behind a spur of rock.
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Alejandro and his son all stop horses with five-inch curbs and send them on with spurs about the same length.
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Each type can have as many spurs as there are sockets on the original circuit.
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The spur for development in tests usually came from a pressing practical need.
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The book will help you tell one bird from another and that will be the spur to further enquiry.
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This list wasn't compiled on the spur of the moment.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
also
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It also spurred him to complete his lengthier expositions of Wittgenstein's thinking.
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It also spurred an outpouring of spurious books and sensational films.
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Expansion of the personnel supply industry, in general, will also spur job growth.
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Changing reader habits are also spurring the rising popularity of alternative weeklies.
on
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We are spurred on by advertising images that fun is for the young and fit.
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Mom also feels spurred on by the thought that someday Charlie will become aware of her career.
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Empowerment enthusiasts are being spurred on by stories of remarkable productivity gains.
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Many have become politically active for the first time, spurred on by events and experiences-some of them wrenching7during their undergraduate years.
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Today's new generation of black directors has been spurred on by two particular success stories.
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Sheridan was in the saddle, and with his command spurring on after the enemy.
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That has been spurred on by the successful growth of that sector in Britain.
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He was acting out of spite, spurred on to punish the second Stillman for confusing him.
■ NOUN
action
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The tiny sound of distress broke the spell and spurred Grant into action .
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Hepatitis B woke up the research community and spurred it to action .
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This had little to do with the computer but it did spur us into action .
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You rally to spur you into action .
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The thought suddenly spurred him into action .
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However, specific events are often the catalyst that spurs the extremist-activist into action .
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In the second half, Cranleigh were spurred into action and began to threaten Caroline Bush, making her debut in goal.
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This episode helped spur the revolutionary action taken against the king at the Westminster Parliament which opened a week later.
development
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The growth of tourism has spurred equivalent developments in the hotel and leisure-related sectors.
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The Illinois law added on to a federal law designed to spur the development of alternative-energy projects.
economy
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That spurred concerns the economy might be growing faster than expected.
growth
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And other natural resources, like minerals and timber, spurred the growth of technologies needed to extract them.
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One of the arguments Forbes makes for a flat tax is that it would spur economic growth .
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Was Gates trying to gain important content to spur the growth of Microsoft?
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Creating new technologies to clean up the air could actually spur economic growth rather than burden it.
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Expansion of the personnel supply industry, in general, will also spur job growth .
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Of course, a customs union would spur even more growth if it totally removed barriers even to outsiders.
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That, in turn, has spurred algae growth , which clouds the lake.
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Increases in population could then spur economic growth at some geometric rate, more rapid than the growth in human fertility.
horse
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Sharpe, who hated dancing, smiled at the thought, then turned and spurred the horse towards home.
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He spurred the horse into a canter.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And other natural resources, like minerals and timber, spurred the growth of technologies needed to extract them.
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Falling out with Anne finally spurred me into activity.
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He spurred the horse into a canter.
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The growth of tourism has spurred equivalent developments in the hotel and leisure-related sectors.
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The rapes that spurred the creation of the task force began Aug. 21.
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Today's new generation of black directors has been spurred on by two particular success stories.