Word: spurs
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...several world-class conglomerates. And there are 70,000 millionaires in India, celebrating a stock index that has tripled in three years. But in a country of 1.1 billion people, where 800 million earn $2 a day or less, the Naxal movement shows that members-only progress can spur a deep sense of injustice. Economic growth of 7-8% sounds pretty good until you realize it means just an extra $40 a year for the average Indian. The changes that will improve the life chances of all - ending malnutrition and corruption, reforming infrastructure, education and health care - will take generations...
Healthy prion proteins spur the formation of brain cells, according to a new study published in the Proccedings of the National Academy of Sciences by Harvard-affiliated researchers. Prior to the study, which was conducted in the laboratory of MIT Professor Susan L. Lindquist at the Whitehead Institute in Cambridge, investigations had focused on the importance of the abnormal folding of certain prions, often associated with “mad cow” disease. This abnormal structure results in the inability of the proteins to be broken down by enzymes, and subsequently in the accumulation of the protein...
...Dame. “They were good teams last weekend,” senior Eva Wang said. “But to play well and pull out a close match today was definitely a rebound for us,” she added. Wang also posted a strong performance to spur the team’s victory. At No.2 doubles, Wang and teammate Stephanie Schnitter routed the Gamecocks, 8-2, behind tremendous serving from Wang and all-around stellar volleys form both players. With the doubles point in hand and following Anderson and O’Riain’s respective...
...friends, it's necessary to return to the oil shocks of the 1970s, when long lines formed at gas stations and people dialed down the thermostats in homes and apartments so they could afford to pay their utility bills. In 1980, Congress enacted tax incentives that were designed to spur the development of a synthetic-fuel industry. The goal was to build huge plants using new technologies that would transform raw coal, which the U.S. has in abundance, into synthetic natural gas and oil to heat homes and factories, power cars and--here comes the ever popular bromide--reduce...
...Reckhow said he hoped that his site might one day spur administrators to create a similar official tool for students...