1.   As rates fall, the cost of borrowing drops and typically spurs consumer spending.

2.   The hope is that the aura of hoopla surrounding these stealth sales tactics will raise awareness about a product or industry, and therefore spur customer spending.

3.   The exodus, along with record-low interest rates and falling wages, do little to spur consumer spending.

4.   The lower prices for commodities, while tough on emerging-market and other producing nations, have lowered corporate costs here and spurred consumer spending.

5.   While tough on emerging market and other producer countries, the lower prices have cut corporate costs here and spurred consumer spending.

6.   Optimists suggested that the Fed might follow Thursday limited cut with a gradual easing in credit conditions, to spur spending.

7.   They had worried that a Democratic victory would have translated into increased federal spending that would spur inflation.