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[Thai Economics Library | Archives (for history)]
March 11, 2009

impulse

Impulse

an impulse (noun) - a sudden strong wish

impulse buying
buy on impulse
an impulse buy

a family in a shopping to a mall are drawn by impulse into a pet center

on impulse bought a box of chocolates and ate the whole thing

big bins of handsome housewares are scattered around to encourage impulse buys

act on an impulse
drawn by impulse
give in to an sudden impulse

marry on impulse
the French have never made it possible for anyone to get married on impulse in their officious, permit-obsessed country

a strong impulse
an irresistible impulse

my first impulse was to buy the shirt

I mean, say somebody has an irresistible impulse to kill people. I mean, they should be punished

felt a sudden impulse
driven by an impulse

grab on impulse
I grabbed on impulse all three books and bought them

for the lovers' kiss answers the impulse of the original kiss
a lonely  impulse of delight

restrain an impulse
check an impulse
control an impulse

the first impulse is to say, " Just nuke' em, "

My first impulse was to run

That's the impulse behind a perfectly glorious exhibition that's currently at the Museum of Fine Arts

I acknowledge the existence of a natural impulse common to all. What can I possibly do to encourage such an impulse

Our national impulse for individual success collides so naturally with our impulse for altruism

No problem. " He shrugged. " Just an impulse. " He turned to go

 On an impulse Keith moved back and embraced his father
possessed by the impulse to repeat the scary story to us once again

resisted the impulse to run and rescue the baby from her arms

The floating moment after impact seemed surreal, peaceful -- my first impulse

 I felt a sudden impulse of love, for the people we meet once only

He has an impulse to help Janice with the dishes and suppresses it

Unable to swallow, Josie fought an impulse to rush out of the room

For a moment Mack had the impulse to leave, just to walk home alone in the wet spring night

He subdued the impulse to rush to her side and drag her away from all the men

her first impulse was to vehemently deny the truth of Mrs. Dobie's statement

Of course that's the first impulse that would hit you

On impulse I picked up the piece of rock from the deck and held it up to scare the dog

suppress an impulse to laugh out loud
I had to fight an overpowering impulse to lie back down and rest

my first impulse was to laughter

I felt the impulse, the temptation

It was an impulse. An eccentric one, you might say

A powerful impulse drove Paul to stand up and, with his hands clenched in his jacket pockets, shout

the Grofes had taken it into their heads on impulse to flee their homes in the middle of the night

I am forced to rely on impulse and honesty






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