The spill also had a galvanizing effect on lawmakers who passed the federal 1990 Oil Pollution Act to help stave off a repeat of the disaster by increasing oversight, stiffening penalties, mandating contingency planning, and creating new research programs. (scientificamerican.com)
The unified theory he envisions would be as simple and elegant as the DNA double helix, and could likewise have a galvanizing effect on the field. (kavlifoundation.org)
I had forgotten that they were all sniping at one another that summer, but building a deck in the record 109 - degree heat in Norfolk, Va., had a galvanizing effect on the boys. (csmonitor.com)