Word: impetuses
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...After a boat ride on the Potomac with the King, Secretary of State George Shultz was encouraged by what Hussein had told him about his latest discussions with Arafat. While emphasizing that many diplomatic obstacles remained, Shultz later declared, "There is motion today. The King's visit has given impetus to the process of peacemaking...
...Princess Elisabeth of Yugoslavia. "I'm lucky I don't have a title," she says. "Being a princess can work against her in an enormous way. A lot of people don't want a name, they want a face. If models are known too well, it detracts from the impetus of the product...
...years, usually from an intrusive position. Many of her modeling efforts show an awkwardness in formal pose that may come partly from inexperience and partly too from something inborn: a sense that she may always be in an adversarial position with the camera. Lineage has given her career impetus, but it is a feeling of irresolution that gives her professional photos much of their impact. Most models work hard to beguile the camera, and Stephanie is clearly learning to do that. But in some shots, it looks as if she means less to seduce the camera than to snuff...
Some people responded, but not enough to sway the crucial votes immediately. The Republican leaders of the Senate had planned to call for a vote on the compromise budget package they had worked out with the White House on Thursday, to take advantage of the impetus they expected from Reagan's speech. But that day it was the Democrats who dared them to go ahead, while Reagan's G.O.P. allies repeatedly postponed a ballot that they knew they could...
...final way in which American companies are able to further change in South Africa is by their influence on South African firms. A spokesman for the South African company Barlow-Rand attributed his companies policy of desegregated work places to the impetus provided by the Sullivan Code. Union-Carbide persuaded a South African partner to back down on its refusal to recognize a Black union until the union joined an Industrial Council. In addition, the educational and social programs undertaken by American firms have inspired similar efforts on the part of South African companies who fear losing the competive edge...