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These are nectar spurs.
The good stars, Pale helms and spiky spurs, Run away.
But, what if the problem is not with the techniques, but the underlying assumption that lying spurs physiological changes?
The aggressiveness of breeding males, armed with natural leg spurs, made cockfighting a popular entertainment.
This process sometimes leads to outgrowths called bone spurs, which also cause intense stiffness and joint pain.
He appears in the best scene in this positively dreadful and near unwatchable crime drama about a Dragon Lady (Mari Honjo, who wisely hung up her acting spurs after completing this film) who controls the local syndicate.
All glowering looks and jingling spurs and jutting chin.
More than funny, each character in the family contributes priceless comic relief that not only spurs laughter but inspires a few joyful tears as well.
The Elliot character goes through the same sequence of encounters as Horner, from big fanfare signing, early success that fuels an already ravenous sports media, and the ensuing slump that spurs frustration, alienation from teammates, fans and media, and the resulting disillusionment that prompts a desire to go back home to the US.
After affixing the Disney brand to five--count 'em, five--Air Bud installations, all laughable after the first one broke some modest ground (and prompted rumors from PETA that Buddy the dog was killed by bone spurs resulting from wearing tennis shoes in filming), any affiliation with this travesty must be purely contractual.
In one of the most wacky uses of the flashback on record - these two grew up in the same house from very early childhood, remember - he starts to tell her of his past and as she knows most of this by definition, he mentions a consistent nightmare involving a man's feet wearing distinctive spurs.
Add a cynical aunt, Paul's mother (Helene Duc) whose constant needling finally spurs them to action and you have a cast that could make Bowling For Dollars seem like Moliere.
This huge gap spurs migration.
Indeed, this is another pernicious, albeit subtle, effect of the sub rosa guarantee of banks’ derivatives portfolios: the knowledge that, if a large bank fails, it will probably receive a government bailout – including for its derivatives desk – spurs traders to focus their dealings on big banks.
They are not impressed by theatrics like Modi’s Lahore visit, and they maintain their power precisely by sustaining a narrative that spurs hostility toward India.
The rule of thumb for monetary policymakers has long been that if inflation is below official target ranges, short-term interest rates should be set at a level that spurs spending and investment.
Twenty-first-century globalization, driven by digitization and rapid changes in competitive advantage, can disrupt local industries, companies, and communities and cause job loss, even as it spurs greater productivity, boosts overall employment, and generates economy-wide gains.
Learning-by-doing, in turn, increases competitiveness and spurs economic growth, thereby improving investors’ expectations – and inducing further investment.
In theory, there is some merit to reducing the rate, which, at 35%, is one of the world’s highest (and probably spurs companies to keep profits overseas).
Nonetheless, the deal is valuable: it spurs action now, while acting as a platform for further commitments later.
A “speculative bubble,” I wrote then, is “a situation in which news of price increases spurs investor enthusiasm, which spreads by psychological contagion from person to person, in the process amplifying stories that might justify the price increase.”
In addition to filling labor needs, the presence of large migrant populations spurs economic diversification, private-sector development, and value-added production.
But, beyond providing evidence to support effective policymaking, the Global Findex report has another crucial benefit: it spurs healthy competition among countries in areas that ultimately improve citizens’ wellbeing.
True, debt spurs demand; but this type of demand is artificial and short-lived.
In any event, history’s great statesmen have always earned their spurs by bucking the political odds for a matter of principle.
The TPP’s mega-regional approach can bring greater economic gains than a bilateral deal, as it spurs trade and investment flows – including by harmonizing regulations and standards – across a larger swath of the global economy.
In short, a stronger sense of empathy spurs moral progress.
Rather, non-payment – a “default,” according to credit-rating agencies, when it involves private creditors – typically spurs a conversation about debt restructuring, which can involve maturity extensions, coupon-payment cuts, grace periods, or face-value reductions (so-called “haircuts”).
Official cooperation also spurs informal coordination.
The operative view in central-banking circles has been that the so-called “wealth effect” – when asset appreciation spurs real economic activity – would square the circle for a lagging post-crisis recovery.
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