Example Sentences

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One of the big impetuses for this is I felt like the kids are the experts.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2024

“That was one of the impetuses for starting this film.”

From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2022

“If the desire to repair self-worth is one of the impetuses for status consumption, then providing individuals alternate means to restore their self-worth should alleviate this need,” the researchers concluded.

From Washington Post • Jun. 18, 2019

One of the big impetuses was in 2006 I was diagnosed with breast cancer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2016

The result is output far exceeding what is usually possible under Traditional Management, because drawbacks are removed and impetuses added.

From The Psychology of Management The Function of the Mind in Determining, Teaching and Installing Methods of Least Waste by Gilbreth, Lillian Moller