Word: impetuses
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...victory over a powerful Hockey East club like Northeastern might have given Harvard the impetus to conquer those teams and hold on to first place in the ECAC...
...once again not something to be belittled--but such a situation would hardly be ideal. Far better, perhaps, is the approach taken by Vanderbilt University, which instituted a public service requirement. Furthermore, the program there relies on student initiative, with a skeleton staff providing guidance rather than impetus...
Only through awareness (as opposed to the indifference with which Americans view their monetary welfare commitment) will an understanding of social justice become ingrained in American attitudes. The "shoulds" of society will become real possibilities only after national service provides the impetus for interaction among American youth. Peter H. Vrooman...
Many who claim to oppose violence say that the impetus for change in South Africa must come from peaceful, moderate groups of all races. Organized, multi-racial, non-violent resistance did exist at the beginning of the current phase of unrest in the form of the United Democratic Front (UDF), which represented millions of people in more than 600 community, church and political associations across South Africa. Within the last year, the leaders of the UDF have been rounded up and arrested. They face charges of treason...
...principal impetus for the new policy was a 1983-84 survey of women at Harvard. The University-sponsored study indicated that more than one-third of the women on campus had felt some kind of sexual harassment--ranging from inappropriate comments and crude jokes to attempted or actual rape...