The phrase "a thrust to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate a push or drive towards a particular goal or direction, often in a metaphorical sense.
Example: "The new policy provides a thrust to innovation within the company, encouraging employees to think creatively."
Alternatives: "a push towards" or "an impetus for".
Occurrence of antibacterial and antimycobacterial resistance stimulated a thrust to discover new drugs for infectious diseases.
The prototype successfully flew under irradiance of 1000 W/m2 and achieved a thrust to weight ratio of 1.36:1.36
The debilitating blow is not a thrust to the heart, but a succession of jarring tackles and hits that take their toll on the body and the brain.
Points are awarded for blows delivered upon the left side, right side, or top of the head; the right or left wrist; the right or left side of the trunk; and for a thrust to the throat.
Montgomery nevertheless attempted a thrust to cross the Rhine River at Arnhem, the British 1st Airborne Division being dropped ahead there to clear the way for the 2nd Army; but the Germans were just able to check the thrust, thus isolating the parachutists, many of whom were taken prisoner.
Whereas the Spey had a thrust to weight ratio of about five to one, the Eurofighter engine has a thrust to weight ratio of nine to one.
The space shuttle's main engine produces a thrust-to-weight ratio of 70.
The result is an engine design capable of meeting, and in many cases surpassing, NASA's requirements of a 25 klbf thrust engine with a thrust-to-weight ratio greater than 3.5 and a specific impulse greater than 900 s.
The Eclipse jet's 85-pound engines no bigger than bongo drums will operate at a thrust-to-weight ratio twice as good as the Citation series' standard.
It has a thrust-to-weight ratio greater than one, providing power to climb and accelerate vertically.
Further, wing threats can be combined with a forward thrust to chase a rival away (Kravitz and Huber 2003).
