1.   As in wartime, the extraordinary weather has spurred ordinary people to perform extraordinary actions.

2.   Hot summer weather has spurred higher consumption of bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwiches, traders said.

3.   I started plants indoors in mid-April, and shortly after the seedlings were transplanted outdoors, warm, sunny weather spurred growth.

4.   One by one, signs of a German economic revival are mounting as warmer weather spurs industrial activity and slows unemployment growth.

5.   Sales rose more than Coke expected in the U.S. and Europe, mostly because warmer weather spurred consumers to drink more Coke, Sprite and Surge.

6.   Sears said the hot weather spurred sales of summer-related merchandise such as lawn and garden equipment, but hurt school sales.

7.   Sears said the hot weather spurred sales of summer- related goods like lawn and garden equipment but hurt school sales.

8.   Sears said the hot weather spurred sales of summer-related goods like lawn and garden equipment but hurt school sales.

9.   The German economy rebounded in the second quarter, as a cheaper deutsche mark stimulated exports and warmer weather spurred construction activity, the Economics Ministry said.

10.   U.S. home resales rebounded in February -- rising for the first time since October -- as low mortgage rates, falling prices and milder weather spurred homebuyers into action.