Word: spurs
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...economy. As he prepared to barnstorm the country for his plan to eliminate the tax on dividends and accelerate income-tax rate cuts, the president was in no mood to go off message. "We understand capital," Bush asserted, laying the groundwork for his central argument that tax cuts spur growth and serve as a cure-all for most economic ills. "I remember in the '80s, when people said we will have deficits forever," Bush said. "The next thing I know is that in the late '90s we begin to get into surplus. We've got to generate additional growth...
...have had a career in advertising. Loan Rangers Five of Germany's banking giants are planning a joint venture to sell on some of their loans to bond investors. Because the government - backed program could help the banks free up sorely needed capital, German politicians hope the plan will spur lending to small - and medium - sized German businesses, which have been hit hard by the recent downturn. THE BOTTOM LINE A difficult quarter, aggravated by late Easter PETER BRABECK, chief executive of Swiss consumer - foods giant Nestlé, blaming a tardy Easter Bunny as one of the reasons...
...definitely a spur of the moment thing,” he said...
Chopra, the co-sponsor of the bill, described the grant as a pledge meant to spur further purchases by the Houses. Calling the Malkin Athletic Center “inadequate,” council member Joshua A. Barro ’05 said improvements to House gyms should be a priority...
...thing they all insist on is that they want to govern themselves. But as Tuesday's meeting near Nasiriyah between U.S. officials and a group of Iraqis selected by them showed, the process of creating even an interim Iraqi authority will be slow and contentious, and may spur opposition among many Iraqis to the presence of the U.S. and its alllies...