Word: spurred
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...when he arrived in New Haven, Chatfieldsaid he decided on "the spur of the moment" todrive the books to Birmingham and join the civilrights movement in the South...
...busy South Rim, where 7,000 vehicles a day compete for 1,500 parking spaces, rangers are trying to discourage autos. Businessman Max Biegert has revived the Grand Canyon Railway, which last year trundled 100,000 passengers to the rim from the main highway 65 miles away. A rail spur under development will connect with shuttle buses that now carry visitors along the rim. Eventually a hefty fee may be imposed on motorists who insist on bringing their cars into the park...
...termed "illegal monopolistic practices," the government announced a settlement in its case against Microsoft, the dominant company in the software industry. Microsoft admitted no guilt but agreed to loosen licensing arrangements with computer manufacturers, which often pre-load their machines with the firm's operating systems. The deal may spur more competition for Microsoft, but it removes the threat that the government will try to break up the behemoth...
...report on New York City homicides shows that 3 out of 10 victims have cocaine in their system when they die. Researchers speculate that the drug's tendency to increase irritability, aggression and paranoid thinking may spur users into violent confrontations...
...Chretien of Canada and Tomiichi Murayama of Japan were coming for the first time. In a meeting with Clinton before the summit, Murayama (who was hospitalized briefly for fatigue and diarrhea) promised to maintain policies of stimulating consumption, as the U.S. and other trade partners have been urging, to spur Japanese imports. U.S. trade officials, however, remain frustrated. "In two weeks," said one senior American figure, "there are going to be intense internal readings on Japan...