The phrase "central thrust" refers to the main focus or primary idea behind a particular plan or concept. It represents the key point or objective that everything else is centered around. Full definition
Nonetheless, enacting Pell Grants for Kids should be the next central thrust of federal efforts to improve the nation's schools. (educationnext.org)
«Enacting Pell Grants for Kids should be the next central thrust of federal efforts to improve the nation's schools,» writes Senator Alexander, who served as secretary of education in the George H.W. Bush administration. (educationnext.org)
As a matter of fact this new development is recognized in its full significance only when one observes that it forms a central thrust in a second, «post-Bultmannian» phase of post-war German theology. (religion-online.org)