impetus

• Using this photograph of Sant 'Antimo, a 12th Century Romanesque abbey in rural Tuscany, I explore the idea of where images come from and how that impetus translates to the viewer. —  Jeff Curto's Camera Position
• The result is that it feels like it's been tacked on for good measure rather than having any kind of impetus, which is a pretty good summary of the whole game to be honest. —  TotalVideoGames.com
• As stated by AAAE, TSA notes "Operation Playbook" is a voluntary program ... but the impetus is clearly on airports to concede to the TSA guidelines, despite the fact those facilities will be responsible for all costs incurred on their side to comply with requirements of the agreement. —  Aero-News Network
• The idea of Nationality, already gaining strength, obtained a fresh impetus from the French Revolution. —  The War and Democracy
• When some of its leading members ventured to hint in the Press and in loyal addresses to the Emperor that the Government would do well to consult the country on important questions, their respectful suggestions were coldly received or bluntly rejected by the bureaucracy and the Autocratic Power The more the revolutionary and constitutional groups sought to strengthen their position, the more pronounced became the reactionary tendencies in the official world, and these received in 1863 an immense impetus from the Polish insurrection, with which the Nihilists and even some of the Liberals sympathised. —  Russia

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