Word: impetuses
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...advance idea that this particular suggestion would be made. We viewed it very much as it was described in Mr. Gorbachev's letter, namely an effort to further the preparations for a U.S. summit meeting. Given the evident desire of Mr. Gorbachev to give this whole thing additional impetus, it could be useful. But we of course said that it just wouldn't make any sense as long as we had the Daniloff case unresolved. To have a meeting in Reykjavik under those circumstances would be a waste of time. When we were clear of those problems, we announced...
...international trade. Ironically, most American banks had already cut off loans to South African companies for business reasons. And as to the prohibition on American airline traffic on South African runways, currently there is none. The demands Congress has made on the Pretoria government are important as an impetus to change, but most important is the clear statement that the United States is with Black South Africans, not against them...
Despite its prevalence, only one in twelve sufferers seeks help, says the Simon Foundation. Older people are particularly wary of disclosure. Explains Nurse Lynda Austin, an Atlanta geriatrics consultant: "When a family discovers the problem, it's often the impetus for institutionalization." Victims devise homemade solutions instead -- menstrual pads, rags and tissues in underwear or rubber balloons over the penis. The stigma for all is intense. From early childhood a sense of self-control is deeply connected to successful toilet training, notes Psychologist Ronald Rozensky of Illinois' Evanston Hospital. "Losing that control as adults sets up a downward spiral...
...contention was made that we had to understand modes of inquiry, how scientists, sociologists, artists, philosophers understand human nature and the world," Wilson said, explaining the impetus for the Core Curriculum...
...peculiar burden of Black women in confronting slavery gave impetus to the white women's movement that developed alongside it. So, it is natural and inevitable that Black women would be involved in" the struggles of both the Black and women's movements...