Sentence examples for a major strike from inspiring English sources

A major strike in 2005 involved more than 200 detainees.

His fledging union was too weak for a major strike.

The last time junior doctors initiated a major strike over pay and conditions was in 1975.

A major strike was threatened and there was economic turbulence internationally.

Each time there was a major strike, she was on the picket lines.

A major strike in the hospital and health care system ended only after strenuous negotiations and concessions from the government.

The Peninsular Ranges portion of the San Jacinto fault zone (SJFZ) is an excellent location for such a study because it displays pronounced geomorphic disequilibrium resulting from initiation of a major strike-slip fault in the past 1.0 to 2.5 million years.

The NAF was recognized as a major strike-slip fault by Ketin (1948), and numerous geological, geomorphological and geophysical studies have been carried out, especially after two recent catastrophic earthquakes of August 17 , 1999 and November 12 , 1999(Şengör et al. 2005).

After a second major strike at Spindletop in 1925, Beaumont had the largest skyline of any city between Houston and New Orleans by the end of the decade.

The last major strike was a walkout by drivers in 1988.

Otherwise, a major rail strike is possible.