21.   AUSTRALIAN stocks rose as resources gained amid optimism rising metal prices could spur earnings growth.

22.   Both have been used by their sports to spur growth, basketball with spectacular results.

23.   A drop in bond yields spurred hopes that falling borrowing costs would spur economic growth by year-end and send corporate profits higher.

24.   A cut in interest rates tends to spur economic growth.

25.   A credit easing tends to spur economic growth.

26.   A reinvigorated peace process could boost foreign investment and spur growth.

27.   A large road-improvement program currently under way is spurring this growth four miles from the Gulf.

28.   A reduction in interest rates would spur economic growth and make stocks more attractive than fixed-income investments.

29.   A weaker mark would spur economic growth by making exports more competitive, attracting foreign buyers to German goods and services.

30.   A tax cut could spur growth and accelerate recovery, luring investors to yen-denominated assets.