Word: impetuses
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...class, taught by renowned Vatican Latinist Father Reginald Foster, was the impetus for McNamara to apply for the Latin oration...
...Sadr's reemergence will likely make Maliki's job harder. At the very least, it will lend fresh impetus to calls for a withdrawal timetable. In recent weeks, more and more members of parliament have come around to Sadr's view on this, and indications are that most Iraqis - especially Shi'ites - agree. Neither Maliki nor President George Bush want to commit to a timetable, but if Sadr can orchestrate a groundswell of support - and he is adept at rousing his followers into a fury - the Prime Minister and President could find themselves pushed into a corner...
...Iraqi guys in our prison ... and that's a lot of what led to the abuse." As Karpinski put it: "The mortar attacks changed everything, because they made people angry, like 'we're going to get these guys,' and the prison is filling up with Iraqis - the impetus to seek vengeance went higher...
...state has made some reforms to try and ensure that people don't end up wrongly convicted and sentenced for crimes they didn't commit - the original impetus for Ryan's moratorium. In addition to instituting more court oversight in the last few years, it has provided better training for lawyers in capital cases, more stringent guidelines for what qualifies for death, and put a closer watch on the police investigating and prosecutors trying these cases. Perhaps most importantly, it has set up a fund to even the field in cases that have long favored the deep pockets...
...audience of 78 million last season, with broadcasters such as the Fox Soccer Channel in the U.S. and pccw in Hong Kong clamoring for a piece of the action. TV deals that put even the smaller Premier League sides on screens from Shanghai to Chicago are "a fantastic impetus to all clubs," reckons Dan Jones, a partner at Deloitte's Sports Business Group. Foreign channels covering more than 200 countries together stumped up $1.23 billion to air the league for the three seasons beginning 2007-08, paying just shy of double the current amount and contributing a quarter...