Colonial purchases of British goods were a major stimulus to the economy.

Such projects traditionally have been a major stimulus to local economies gripped by recession.

As such, problems are a major stimulus driving the development of society.

But for communities along the superhighway, the Turnpike was a major stimulus.

But the report concluded that "no changes in fiscal policy can provide major stimulus to the economy unless they increase the budget deficit."

The new economy has been the major stimulus for the design phenomenon.

These outings require imagination, and food is always one of the major stimuli.

This report will be a major stimulus for debate both in the national parliaments and at European level.

Tourism and recreation have been a major economic stimulus since the 1920s.

Most importantly, an increase in world trade provided a major stimulus to use of the canal and to the economy.