pump priming
Example Sentences
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Going forward, government efforts to restart the economy will have to mature from simply handing out money to targeting specific sectors that require pump priming.
From Washington Times • Jun. 10, 2020
After all, Japan remained in its conservative financial policy funk for over 20 years and is just beginning to struggle with pump priming policy initiatives.
From Forbes • Oct. 9, 2014
The entrepreneurial model developed by national cultural institutions, where state funding can be used as pump priming, is not widely available in cities with soaring joblessness and struggling businesses.
From The Guardian • Apr. 10, 2013
In fact, steps suggested by Tokyo's ponderously named Ministerial Conference for Economic Measures amounted to little more than some mild domestic pump priming.
From Time Magazine Archive
Drought and power supply problems hampered production, while inadequate revenues prevented government pump priming.
From The 1995 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
