21.   GM, like other automakers, is using more cash-back deals to spur sales, he said.

22.   He cited the same rebellious compulsion believed to have spurred the sales of mini-vans.

23.   He said the falling prices of chips will spur sales this year, as it lowers manufacturing costs.

24.   Hoping to spur sales during the upcoming holidays, Apple lowered prices yesterday on Macintosh computers targeted at consumers and home offices.

25.   Hurley said the industry is excited about the upcoming release of the new dollar coin by the U.S. Mint in March, expecting it to spur sales.

26.   Impulse buys, in which customers tap a code into a remote and a movie follows, have also spurred in-home sales of pornographic films.

27.   In America, power quality will spur sales of commercial micropower units as those frustrated by brownouts realize that fuel cells offer extremely reliable power.

28.   Incentives by sellers to spur sales are a thing of the past, he said, and prices are rising.

29.   Indeed, auto makers are counting on the Fed to spur sales by lowering rates further.

30.   Investors also bet that strong agricultural production in the first quarter will boost farm incomes and spur sales of San Miguel products, analysts said.