ímpetu
impetus ; momentum ; sinew ; eagerness.
The original impetus has been diverted into specific applications.
They were splendid starters of projects but like so many bibliographers poor sustainers of momentum.
Such sentiments provide the heart, soul, and sinew of comics.
The sense of alienation that had evolved over 50 years has gradually given way to a spirit of teamwork and eagerness to learn.
adquirir ímpetu
pick up + speed
This natural ebb and flow necessarily picks up speed as change accelerates.
cobrar ímpetu
gain + momentum
gather + strength
gain + impetus
Research into information retrieval has been gaining momentum, but not enough attention is given to its basis.
This north/south cooperation is a five-year-old initiative that is now gathering strength = Esta cooperación norte-sur es una iniciativa que cumple cinco años y que ahora está ganando fuerza.
The trend towards globalisation in publishing has gained impetus from the European Community's plans to create a single market by the end of 1992.
dar ímpetu
lend + force
give + impetus
The scale of computerization lends new force to the arguments in favour of centralized cataloguing.
Two concepts given much impetus lately through the increasing study of sociology have been 'communication' and 'class'.
ganar ímpetu
gather + momentum
gain + impetus
gather + strength
gather + steam
gather + pace
The incentive to make library services more relevant to the community became increasingly urgent from the mid-seventies as the attacks on local government finance gathered momentum.
The trend towards globalisation in publishing has gained impetus from the European Community's plans to create a single market by the end of 1992.
This north/south cooperation is a five-year-old initiative that is now gathering strength = Esta cooperación norte-sur es una iniciativa que cumple cinco años y que ahora está ganando fuerza.
The groundswell of movement towards integrating previously unrelated technologies and markets is now gathering a reasonable head of steam.
The author looks at the likely future shifts in economic structures in advanced economies, as the information age replaces the industrial era, and regionalism gathers pace.
mantener el ímpetu
maintain + momentum
Subsequent activities by a mobile information team are maintaining the momentum of the project.
perder ímpetu
lose + momentum
run out of + steam
lose + impetus
When the book was losing its momentum a new edition gave the volume new life.
However, after making some progress the revision committee seems to have run out of steam, and no firm proposals have yet been made.
The peace proposal is losing impetus dimming widespread hopes that the proposal had raised for an end to the 25-year guerrilla war.
recobrar ímpetu
make + a comeback
For quite some time wall-to-wall carpeting was considered an outdated form of flooring but it has recently made a comeback.
