Word: impetuses
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...think the end of the fighting in Najaf was in some ways the impetus for many of the problems we're having today. That's when al-Sadr decided to join the political process. But that's also when the rogue militias really got started, because [some of al-Sadr's supporters] said, "No, we're not going to do that...
...recognize it to be in the greater scheme of college life—I also think that the onus is on students to take their own initiative in preparing themselves for life in the “real world,” without relying on Harvard’s impetus. And although at times I feel shamefully pampered by Harvard’s housing and dining systems, the House community has its charms and quirks that I would be reluctant to sacrifice in the name of full independence...
...figured I would just keep it up as long as he does,” he says.NO CYNICISM HERERees says the Bush Administration’s attempt to gloss over the national sense of dread in the month after Sept. 11 provided part of the impetus for writing GYWO.“Really lofty language is supposed to suck the dread out of war,” Rees says. “You start talking about these lofty ideals and it’s just to obscure what’s actually going to happen on the ground...
...China has largely ignored such criticisms in the past, and that's unlikely to change. The primary impetus for China's drive into Africa is the raging thirst for oil of its booming economy, and the need to cultivate energy supplies beyond the Middle East. With Angola recent superseding Saudi Arabia as China's largest supplier of oil, Beijing sees the policy as a success, and it is unlikely to be put at risk by prioritizing political concerns. And, of course, the bedrock of China's foreign policy has always been non-interference in the internal affairs of other nations...
...Sarah E. Stein ’08, a member of the CSA’s steering committee, said that the formation of the Knights of Columbus chapter is serving as “an impetus for us girls to get our act together...