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

Since Eastern Europe's factories and distribution systems are all intact, if bedraggled, shouldn't a little pump priming bring forth a gusher of goods?

From Time Magazine Archive

I don't think Mr. Roosevelt's pump priming will do much good because you must keep adding to it or it will go away.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 6 by Work Projects Administration