It was clear to Sean that the attack was losing its impetus.

He had lost his impetus, however; seventeen thousand units had to be large, however they translated.

After Duhig's death in 1965 the project lost its impetus.

But the conspirators don't even know today what hit them and why they lost their forward impetus.

He had lost his impetus, though, and his sense of direction.

I could bore you with a detailed technical analysis of how and why Nokia came to lose its impetus and innovative edge.

"Before long, the Algarvians' attacks must surely lose their impetus."

Gomułka's popularity declined as his initial vision lost its impetus.

The movement lost its offensive impetus and finally fell to pieces.

At the same time it is important that we do not hamstring the organisations so much that they lose their impetus.