Such a crisis would of course cause higher oil prices and stimulate exploration and research, but by then it may be too late to avoid a national emergency.

From 1741 to 1747, Dobbs managed to stimulate exploration, the result of which convinced most people that such a passage did not exist.

As a result, the war in the gulf has stimulated exploration.

Presumably, an increase in demand for transportation use would eliminate the surplus and drive up prices, but it would also stimulate exploration.

The appendixes provide helpful hints, basic answers to the sample problems, and materials to stimulate further exploration.

His plant specimens from Texas were widely distributed in Europe and stimulated later botanical exploration.

The crown had made it an official policy to stimulate exploration.

The main purpose of this outline was to stimulate further exploration along the various paths in this issue.

Energy Companies: Tax breaks to produce ethanol, stimulate exploration and enhance recovery of oil and gas.

Rising prices will certainly help stimulate domestic exploration, which will in due course improve production.