Examples of 'impetus' in a sentence

Meaning of "impetus"

Impetus is the force or energy that makes something happen or triggers a process
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  • Anything that impels; a stimulating factor.
  • A force, either internal or external, that impels; an impulse.
  • The force or energy associated with a moving body; a stimulus.
  • A principle of motive force, held as exquivalent to weight times velocity by John Buridan, in an auxiliary theory of Aristotelian dynamics introduced by John Philoponus, describing projectile motion against gravity as linear until it transitions to a vertical drop and the intellectual precursor to the concepts of inertia, momentum and acceleration in classical mechanics.

How to use "impetus" in a sentence

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Fresh impetus was given to work on environmental statistics.
Let us give fresh impetus to this policy.
That impetus should be encouraged and supported.
We hope that that impetus will continue.
A new impetus to our relationship is therefore essential.
We need to be the impetus for this change.
It is impetus that should be capitalised on without delay.
There is strong political impetus to fight corruption.
Further impetus is like surrendering to the music.
That was kind of the impetus of the project.
New impetus for consumer protection policy.
You are under the impetus of a passion insane.
New impetus must be given to this approach.
Scale giving new impetus to the culture.
The impetus should have been culture.

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This created an additional impetus to accelerate placements.
The impetus came from two directions.
He was really the impetus for this work.
Impetus for new democracy support mechanism.
I trust this impetus has not vanished.
Our recommendations should give it greater impetus.
The new impetus had several elements.
It is now mutating under its own impetus.
We need an impetus which gets us going and drives us on.
The peace process requires fresh impetus.
Providing impetus to the town twinning movement.
Humanity is on its way with renewed impetus.
A new impetus for the common policies.
Space travel should be given new impetus.
So that was the impetus to get into costume.
The internal market needs a renewed impetus.
This was the impetus to his poetry writing.
Each new president gives new impetus.
This gave much impetus to his reputation.
Enlargement itself will generate economic impetus.
Causing an impetus to the establishment of the college.
I think that this creates significant impetus.
This was the impetus for the extension.
European tourism policy needs a new impetus.
But that impetus got me this far.
This gave the program substantial impetus.
That is the impetus for the trilogy.
He could also provide offensive impetus if needed.
Thus there is no impetus to restore the ecosystem.
This encounter proved the final impetus.
That was the impetus for his novel.
Land market reforms are in need of a new impetus.
New impetus and a new vision are needed.
Merchandise exports gave impetus to total demand.
New impetus for tourism as a source of jobs.

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