Word: spurred
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With a public debate on genetic cloning, the Harvard Political Union (HPU) launched a series of public forums last night intended to spur student interest in social issues...
...they had free TV airtime. "Free time for candidates can help free our democracy from the grip of big money," Clinton told reporters at the National Press Club. Although it's an idea that has been floating around for years, the President hopes to use the proposal to spur debate on financ e reform, while also taking some of the heat off the White House. "We have to use the present intense interest in this, as well as the controversy over fund raising in the last election and all the publicity over it, as a spur to action," said Clinton...
...fear that its commitment may be one of more rhetoric than substance. Indeed, if the incidents Epps cites in his letter are more than the stuff of unfounded allegations, we must wonder whether the College has followed up on them, taking the kind of disciplinary action which might spur the clubs to initiate reforms; we urge Harvard not to cave to the whims of club members and their lawyers...
That incivility, especially from a country he considered honorable and sophisticated, helped spur Bronfman into a relentless campaign. "They had bought off groups before, and this was just a bigger bribe," he says. "I realized what they really wanted us to do was to take the money...
...Because the problems appear to persist, we have decided to issue occasional reports identifying some of the more serious allegations brought to our attention. We do so primarily as a caution to students who may be considering joining or visiting a club. We also hope that these reports may spur the clubs in question to act more responsibly...