Sentence examples for principal impetus from inspiring English sources

The principal impetus behind collecting and artistic patronage throughout the later Middle Ages was religion.

The principal impetus came from the University of Chicago, where what became known as the Chicago school developed in the mid-1920s and thereafter.

The analysis of the frequencies of light emitted and absorbed by atoms was a principal impetus for the development of quantum mechanics.

The principal impetus to English hymnody came in the late 17th century from the Independent (Congregationalist) hymn writer Isaac Watts (Hymns and Spiritual Songs; 1705 19).

Her sister Sara Jane Rhoads was one of the first women in the US to become a full professor of chemistry: the successful launching of the Soviet satellite Sputnik in 1957 provided the principal impetus for Rick's embarkation on a career in science, and she too encouraged his studies.

Independent filmmaking remains (indeed, is accelerating as) a self-renewing, ever-growing source of inventive energy, but the big problem filmmakers face is distribution — theatrical distribution, at a time when it remains the principal impetus for review in major publications and qualification for year-end awards.

The principal impetus for Americans' recent interest in history is the controversy over displays of the Confederate battle flag, which has now morphed into a discussion of the commemoration of leaders, political and military, of the Confederacy, which is common in many Southern states and far from unknown in other parts of the United States.

The distinction between revenue from the sale of troubled assets and repaid principal was the impetus for an amendment by Sen. John Thune (R-S.D).