Word: impetuses
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...endowment drive, given impetus by the Rockefeller gift of $1,000,000, is prospering. Also, the tuition will be raised from $150 to $400 per year beginning next fall, bringing the cost of Harvard theological education up to that of Yale and Union...
Sunshine Syndrome. In Weymouth, England, charged with speeding. Psychiatrist Robert Stansfield explained: "The sunshine, the clear road, and the additional stimulus of the car behind me (not recognizable as a police car) undoubtedly gave added impetus to my psyche," nevertheless had to pay a ?2 ($5.60) fine...
...impetus for West German rearmament, with or without safeguards, is growing. The military men of NATO insist that German arms are needed to defend Western Europe. Diplomats, particularly in the U.S., believe that German rearmament is necessary before the West can be strong enough to force diplomatic concessions from Moscow. Businessmen, particularly in Britain, want German rearmament so that German industry will have to contribute its share to the common defense, instead of being free to spend all its energy on grabbing world markets...
...traditional black coat and snug red beret, and trod into the jam-packed stadium. The crowd exploded in a rhythmic roar: FRAN Co FRAN Co FRAN Co FRAN Co! From a lofty dais, Franco hailed the party: "There is no substitute for the Falange! Only by the continued impetus of the Falange can we guarantee the future of Spain." He candidly explained why the Falangists had been kept under wraps since war's end. "The world situation . . . made advisable the working in silence and the avoidance of action which could be exploited by the malice of our enemies...
Research in personality requirements for teaching is carried on simultaneously. This work has received great impetus from a newly-received Ford Foundation grant...