Sentence examples for a key crossroads from inspiring English sources

As the 101st took four bridges around Nijmegen, Winters discovered a German position overlooking a key crossroads dyke.

They also laid claim to Chaghcharan, a key crossroads along the road from Kabul to Herat and a number of provincial capitals in the north and the key city of Mazar-i-Sharif.

In this Jimmy Stewart classic, the main character, George Bailey, who has lived a good but frustrated life, comes to a key crossroads in his life.

Pro-government forces now have regained control of five southern provinces, the latest of them recaptured Saturday, and on Sunday pushed into Taizz, a key crossroads city about 160 miles south of Sana, the rebel-held capital.

The Michigan primary will be a key crossroads for Romney, who is in danger of losing his frontrunner status after several recent national polls show him trailing Rick Santorum.

Situated at a key crossroads between Asian suppliers and western European consumers, Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odessa is a primary entry point for illicit drugs.

Due to its location on a pass that separates the mountains Mosor and Kozjak, the fortress served as a major source of defense in Dalmatia, especially against the Ottoman advance, and has been a key crossroad between the Mediterranean belt and the Balkan rear.

Nestled between traditional growing regions to the south and Central American smuggling routes to the north, Colombia stood and, thanks to Brazil's rise as a top consumer, remains at the key crossroads of international supply and demand.

The 101st would protect Bastogne, an unremarkable little town that happened to be the key crossroads for most of the area.

Asked what he would do on his first day in office, earnest Mr Nickels said he would station tow-away trucks at key crossroads to prevent minor accidents from blocking the traffic.

Yet for science to continue to thrive and make this contribution to innovation, it must traverse at least three key crossroads.