Word Finder - initiative

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A beginning; a first move.

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A new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem.

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The ability to act first or on one's own.

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An issue to be voted on, brought to the ballot by a sufficient number of signatures from among the voting public.

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Serving to initiate; inceptive; initiatory; introductory; preliminary.

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In which voter initiatives can be brought to the ballot.

Like it or not, we need to take the initiative and set the record straight.

Compressed dry guncotton is easily detonated by an initiative detonator such as mercuric fulminate.

His power of initiative in poetry was very small, and the range of poetic ground which he could cover strictly limited.

Hence obedience was instinctive and initiative almost undreamt of.

But the only state capable of taking the initiative was Piedmont, and the king still hesitated.

For such an initiative there must be adequate reason; it must be prepared for in the previous process, and it must be necessary to further progress.

But it was a long time before I ventured to take the initiative, and still longer before I could find something appropriate to say at the right time.

The eastern extension claimed by Pretorius was the sequel to endeavours made shortly before, on the initiative of a Scotsman, to develop trade along the rivers leading to Delagoa Bay.

And at the end of March Loisy gave up his lectureship, as he declared, "on his own initiative, in view of the pacification of minds in the Catholic Church."

Much had been done to create an efficient staff, but though the idea of the army corps command was now no new thing, the senior generals entrusted with these commands were far from having acquired the independence and initiative of their French opponents.

Your initiative may land you a lucrative job!

The Pacification of Birks had been wrung from the king; and the Scots, seeing that he was preparing for the "Second Bishops' War," took the initiative, and pressed into England so vigorously that Charles had again to yield everything.

After all, he loves you, and is bound to be drawn to a creative expression of your love for him if you decide to take the initiative in proposing marriage.

The chamber has the right of initiative in the organization of the annual budget laws and those relative to the numerical strength of the army and navy.

In this, as in every other Gustavus matter, Gustavus himself took the initiative.

But the regicide Buiga and his associates probably acted on their own initiative.

Why didn't Katie take some initiative to get the fire going in the dairy?

Futures has been organized by Design Initiative in association with ' V ' and Merseyside acme.

Group warmly welcomed the initiative in involving the public in this planning application.

At least that was one way Carmen had shown initiative.

In theory these agreements may result from the spontaneous and pacific initiative of the contracting parties, but in reality their object has almost always been to terminate more or less acute conflicts and remedy more or less disturbed situations.

The bill, however, fell absolutely dead, not because it was not a good bill, but because the movement out of which it arose had not popular initiative, and therefore failed to reach the popular imagination.

Fambri was ruined by his enterprise, but other manufacturers, more expert than he, drew profit from his initiative, and founded flourishing factories at Pellestrina and Burano.

Thus as life is transcendent and yet immanent in body, and mind in brain, and both utilize their organs, so God, transcendent and immanent, uses the course of nature for His own ends; and the emergence both of life and mind in that course of nature evidences such a divine initiative as is assumed in the recognition of the possibility of miracles.

This mental attitude, combined with a certain lack of initiative and the weakness of his health, probably prevented him from doing full justice to his splendid powers of experimental research.

The Strategic Defense Initiative, or Star Wars, became a shibboleth for Reagan, the believer in Armageddon.

The meeting is a well-planned initiative that includes loved ones, close friends and a professional counselor or local pastor.

Self-discipline is crucial, since you'll be expected to pace yourself to complete all assignments on time and take the initiative to seek help if you need assistance with a particular aspect of the course content.

Applicants will have to submit their SAT, ACT and TAKS test results or take the Texas State Initiative tests to determine student placement.

The school has recently launched a new green initiative to cut down on energy and resource consumption and reduce its footprint through the use of a strategic energy plan.

Thanks to this initiative, the volume of bottles collected in Tres Rios increased, leaving the city cleaner and providing a number of jobs for the people.

Implementing the TSCL Senior's Health Initiative to monitor the regulatory activities of the federal government in regards to health care issues and regulations affecting alternative and complementary medicines and products.

With any of the harmful effects of video games, getting the person to seek help or taking the initiative to find help for them is a good way to get the road to recovery started.

It takes place about 30 years after the end of the first game, as the Global Defense Initiative and the Brotherhood of Nod go to war again.

If you feel your portfolio is weak, spend some time creating your own sample projects; video game developers admire this kind of initiative and the demonstration of creativity is appreciated.

For those of you with the initiative to create your own video game guitar tabs, they allow you to submit your own creations onto their website.

Parents need to take the initiative in encouraging children to drink frequently in hot weather.

Following the launching of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, the number of cases fell 99 percent from an estimated 350,000 cases to less than 3,500 cases worldwide in 2000.

Head Start is a federal government education initiative that has provided children from low-income families free access to early education.

The Childhood Vaccine Injury Act was part of an initiative to immunize all children against potentially life-threatening diseases.

In May of 2004, the U.S. Department of Education and faith-based community leaders launched an initiative to inform Hispanic, Asian, and other parents of ELLs about the NCLB.

The child who, because of his or her successful passage through earlier stages, is trusting, autonomous, and full of initiative, will quickly learn to be industrious.

Preschoolers learn self-esteem in stages through developing their senses of trust, independence, and initiative.

The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, developed, refined, and systematically evaluated in Norway in the mid-1980s, is the best-known initiative designed to reduce bullying among elementary, middle, and junior high school children.

Employers who are willing to hire students for summer jobs expect for the people they hire to show initiative and demonstrate a true desire to work.

With so much information readily available online, interviewers expect applicants to at least take enough initiative to read through the company's website prior to showing up for an interview appointment.

The American Dream Downpayment Initiative provides money to low-income applicants which is applied toward the downpayment of a home.

Fannie Mae has partnered with lenders to create the HomeStay Initiative.

Programs such as the American Dream Downpayment Initiative, the HOME program and the Good Neighbor Next Door program provide special funding assistance to first time homeowners.

In early 2009, President Barack Obama signed an initiative aimed to help five million borrowers refinance their homes if the mortgage is owned or guaranteed by Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae.