Sentence examples for Intervene more decisively from inspiring English sources

MICHAEL CURRY Austin, Tex., June 15 , 2013To the Editor: It is not entirely surprising to hear that Bill Clinton was among those coaxing President Obama to intervene more decisively in the Syrian civil war.

China is putting pressure on the Bush administration to intervene more decisively to prevent Taiwan from holding a referendum on relations with the mainland, calling the planned vote a "dangerous provocation" that could lead to a confrontation.

Senior E.U. and E.C.B. figures, who spoke privately because of the sensitivity of the issue, said there was an understanding that if Europe's political leaders took a big step toward such a fiscal union Dec. 9, the E.C.B. would have grounds to intervene more decisively.

But if that combination of intimidation and technical wizardry had been a success, Mr. Kim would not have conducted the test on Tuesday, knowing that it would lead only to more sanctions, more military pressure and more covert activity — and perhaps persuade China that it has no choice but to intervene more decisively.

McCain and other hawks have called on Obama to seize this moment, when much of the world is appalled by Assad's use of chemical weapons, to intervene more decisively.

The picture might have been different had Mali's neighbors intervened more decisively against the coup in the first place.

The Tamils are angry with India for not intervening more decisively in the waning weeks of the war, to help stop the civilian carnage that occurred – and it is difficult to argue this point also.

The assault led to a barrage of warnings and criticism, including claims that the UK and US, both closely tied to the Saudis, had effectively given the assault a green light by not intervening more decisively to deter it.

Many things: The US should have intervened more decisively against the Assad regime, which has been the real destabilizing force in Syria.

The sooner public health officials know about an outbreak, the more decisively they can intervene to stem its spread.

In that year, it intervened, decisively, in World War I; and came back again, even more decisively, in World War II.