Sentence with the word initiative

Synonym: enterprise, enterprisingness, first, first step, go-ahead, inaugural, initiatory, maiden, opening, opening move. Similar words: initiate, initial, initially, cognitive, administrative, definition, negotiation, sensitive. Meaning: [ɪ’nɪʃɪətɪv]  n. 1. readiness to embark on bold new ventures 2. the first of a series of actions. adj. serving to set in motion. 

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1. Initiative 10is doing the right thing without being told. 

2. I wish my son would show more initiative .

3. Initiative is doing the right thing without being told.

4. He believed in giving his staff scope for initiative.

5. I took the initiative in blood donation.

6. There is little scope for initiative in this job.

7. Initiative, independent and good communication skill.

8. State bureaucracies can tend to stifle enterprise and initiative.

9. It is hoped that the government’s initiative will bring the strike to an end.

10. The research initiative is being undertaken by a group of environmentalists.

11. The government has launched a new policy initiative.

12. There’s talk of a new peace initiative.

13. The German leadership lauded the Russian initiative.

14. A new initiative was needed to break the logjam.

15. Too much bureaucracy represses creativity and initiative.

16. She did it on her own initiative .

17. Joe Walker will be spearheading our new marketing initiative.

18. Rosalind, or Roz to her friends, took the initiative.

19. In the second half, Manchester United regained the initiative.

20. We welcome the government’s initiative to help the homeless.

21. Politicians need to seize the initiative from the terrorists.

22. We have the initiative; we intend to keep it.

23. The initiative has across-the-board support.

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24. She was disappointed by his lack of initiative.

25. Some scientists show little initiative in applying their knowledge.

26. The peace initiative was rejected out of hand.

27. The initiative to re-open negotiations came from Moscow.

28. The initiative has passed to us.

29. The initiative is aimed at helping young people.

30. Although she was quite young, she showed a lot of initiative and was promoted to manager after a year.

More similar words: initiate, initial, initially, cognitive, administrative, definition, negotiation, sensitive, native, inquisitive, relative, narrative, relatively, cooperative, innovative, legislative, alternative, conservative, representative, negotiate, in itself, definitely, munitions, finite element, recognition, palatial, active, motive, variation, radiation. 

- инициатива, почин

undeveloped initiative — начинание, не получившее поддержки 
to do smth. on one’s own initiative — сделать что-л. по собственной инициативе 
to take the initiative in doing smth. /in the matter/ — проявить инициативу в чём-л.; взять на себя инициативу в каком-л. деле 

- инициатива, находчивость, предприимчивость

to show /to display/ initiative — проявлять инициативу 
a man of marked initiative — необычайно инициативный человек 

- юр. право законодательной инициативы, законодательная инициатива

Мои примеры

I wish my son would show more initiative. 

Если бы только мой сын проявлял больше инициативы.

Why don’t you take the initiative and ask him out? 

Почему бы тебе не проявить инициативу и не пригласить его на свидание?

Does she have enough initiative to get this job done? 

Достаточно ли она предприимчива, чтобы довести до конца эту работу?

Don’t keep asking me for advice. Use your initiative. 

Не спрашивай /хватит спрашивать/ у меня советов. Прояви смекалку.

What got me was his utter lack of initiative. 

Что меня доконало, так это его полная безынициативность.

The government must not lose the initiative in the fight against terrorism. 

Правительство не должно потерять инициативу в борьбе против терроризма.

If you want to meet her, you’re going to have to take the initiative and introduce yourself. 

Если хочешь с ней познакомиться, то нужно взять на себя инициативу и представиться.

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Lt. Carlos was not obeying orders. He acted on his own initiative (=he was not told what to do).  

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Initiative in a sentence

Here below you will find several sentences that illustrate how to use the word initiative in a sentence.

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   In May 1948, at the initiative of V.

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   For conspicuous gallantry and initiative.

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   Lancaster now held the operational initiative.

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   He always tried to seize the initiative in a game.

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   The initiative was rejected by the Spanish Congress.

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   He opposed every initiative and issue Milk supported.

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   For most conspicuous bravery and initiative in attack.

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   This impasse allowed al-Hafiz to regain the initiative.

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   Cycle paths exist as part of the Trafford cycle initiative.

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    She helped create Vital Voices, an international initiative sponsored by the U.S.

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    For most conspicuous bravery, initiative and control during the period 29th Sept.

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    Vasilevsky in turn, took it upon his own initiative and gave Bagramyan the go ahead.

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    In January 2014, she became a guest curator of Madonna’s Art for Freedom initiative.

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    Although the initiative was usually the husband’s, the wife had to agree to the sale.

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    The «Complex Modernization» initiative expanded two existing nuclear sites to produce new bomb parts.

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    Árbenz’s largest diplomatic initiative was in taking the issue to the United Nations Security Council.

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    The event was a new initiative in pop promotion and furthered the significance of the album’s release.

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    Heartened by the Prince’s robust confidence, Marlborough set about to regain the strategic initiative.

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    The economic disaster that resulted caused Warwick to hand the initiative to the expert Thomas Gresham.

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    Encouraged by the fact that he heavily outnumbered the Swedes, Paykull took the initiative and attacked.

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    The Carthaginians took the initiative, anticipating that their superior ship-handling skills would tell.

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    Butler can no doubt be sure of a majority inside the Cabinet, where the main initiative must now be taken.

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    To remedy this, God offered salvation apart from human initiative in what was called the covenant of grace.

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    A painting of Helicopter 66 was commissioned in 1969 from artist Tom O’Hara as part of a NASA art initiative.

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    ARBiH snipers joined the fight on their own initiative, accidentally shooting and wounding one French hostage.

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    For most conspicuous bravery, initiative and devotion to duty on 1st September, 1918, in the attack on Mont St.

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    This initiative brought together archaeologists from Eastern Europe and the West at the height of the Cold War.

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    The Pei Plan was a failed urban redevelopment initiative designed for downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in 1964.

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    The new jetliner was the first stage of a replacement aircraft initiative called the Boeing Yellowstone Project.

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    Don’t wait for direct orders from above, but act on your own and be guided by your judgement, initiative, and conscience.

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    Ultimately, it was the Germans who took the initiative by launching Operation Citadel on 5 July in the area around Kursk.

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    An MSFC report said Lockheed tended to rely on NASA directions rather than take their own initiative in the construction.

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    Following Iwata’s death in July 2015, analysts questioned whether Nintendo would continue the quality-of-life initiative.

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    GM Mihai Suba and others contend that sometimes White’s initiative disappears for no apparent reason as a game progresses.

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    With government abatement and Quisling’s personal engagement, Jews were registered in a German initiative of January 1942.

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    Computer players on teams rated with low teamwork will not take initiative to pursue the disc or to help teammates in need.

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    Once again, White is on move in a symmetrical position, but it is not obvious what he can do with his first-move initiative.

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    When Hilton came on, Bradman attempted to seize the initiative and hit him out of the attack, but missed his first two balls.

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    McClellan did not follow through on Hancock’s initiative, however, and Confederate forces were allowed to withdraw unmolested.

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    At that point a group of aristocrats persuaded the Despot to seek the assistance of the Republic of Venice, an initiative probably taken without consulting Constantinople.

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    The Izaak Walton League and the Oregon affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation countered the governor’s veto with a ballot initiative, which passed in November 1938.

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    The arrival of the II SS Panzer Corps was a catalyst for Operation Epsom, which retaining the initiative by forcing the German command to use the Corps against VIII Corps.

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    Eventually, the local community, on the initiative of Edward Ignaszewski, decided to establish a sports club in such difficult times, thus forming Wieczysta Kraków in 1942.

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    These two strategic victories for the Allies provided them with an opportunity to take the initiative and launch an offensive against the Japanese somewhere in the Pacific.

Initiative’s in a sentence

Initiative’s is a variation of initiative, below you can find example sentences for initiative’s.

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   In this role, he defined and designed the initiative’s content strategy..

Initiative—began in a sentence

Initiative—began is a variation of initiative, below you can find example sentences for initiative—began.

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   Kawaguchi—on his own initiative—began to shift his right wing unit to the east, believing that the American defenses were weaker in that area.

Initiative—the in a sentence

Initiative—the is a variation of initiative, below you can find example sentences for initiative—the.

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   In 1994, her major initiative—the Clinton health care plan—failed to gain approval from Congress.

• Any full-day initiative would take place no sooner than the 2012-13 school year.  (open, save, copy)

• The initiative was especially popular among Denver lawyers and dentists offices.  (open, save, copy)

• The tool being used is our un-Democratic and poorly conceived initiative system.  (open, save, copy)

• You have to work under your own initiative so you definitely need to determined.  (open, save, copy)

• The initiative is one of several environmental efforts in a sustainability plan.  (open, save, copy)

• If you want to expand your business, then HSBC’s networking initiative can help.  (open, save, copy)

• The initiative results from Tuesday also were disastrous from a GOP perspective.  (open, save, copy)

• She helped start a local initiative when her husband was the mayor of Anchorage.  (open, save, copy)

• The education initiative the governor unveiled Wednesday is even more ambitious.  (open, save, copy)

1. Enterprise: readiness to embark on bold new ventures [source]
2. Inaugural: serving to set in motion; «the magazine’s inaugural issue»; «the initiative phase in the negotiations»; «an initiatory step toward a treaty»; «his first (or maiden) speech in Congress»; «the liner’s maiden voyage» [source]
3. First step: the first of a series of actions [source]
4. The Initiative is a fictional secret government organization in the television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. [source]
5. Initiative in a chess position belongs to the player who can make threats that cannot be ignored. He thus puts his opponent in the position of having to use his turns responding to threats rather than making his own. … [source]
6. The Fifty State Initiative, often referred to as simply The Initiative, is a fictional governmental plan that appears in the Marvel Comics universe. Its purpose is to provide a superhero team in every state of the United States after the conclusion of Civil War. [source]
7. An initiative represents an enterprise’s readiness to embark on a new venture. Generally speaking, the motivation for an initiative arises from a desire to accomplish something that would benefit the enterprise, such as improving productivity, reducing costs or increasing market share. [source]
8. In role-playing games and some table-top wargames, a character’s initiative is a statistic (either derived or not) which determines the order in which player characters take actions, especially during combat or other forms of conflict resolution. [source]
9. A beginning; a first move; A new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem; The ability to act first or on one’s own; An issue to be voted on, brought to the ballot by a sufficient number of signatures from among the voting public; In which voter initiatives … [source]