Sentence examples for act of foreign from inspiring English sources
It's not going to cut it to say that this was an act of foreign terrorism; there are Egyptian terrorists all the way from Iraq to Afghanistan to Yemen and to Iran.
Mrs Thatcher's Conservative government, hard pressed at home, has against the odds and to most people's surprise carried through a major act of foreign policy to its intended conclusion.Well, half its intended conclusion.
In his first semiofficial act of foreign policy, President-elect Trump, on Friday, lobbed a firework into the delicate diplomacy of Asia by taking a phone call from Taiwan's President, breaking thirty-seven years of American practice in a way that is sure to upset relations with China.
The case of Omer Mateen is going to make the life of American Muslims and of FBI and law enforcement so much more difficult because it is a hodgepodge of motivations and we may never know fully know if this was a hate crime or an act of foreign or domestic terrorism.
Given that, it is not John Lewis' job to defend his statement, it is Donald Trump's job to prove his legitimacy in the face of overwhelming logic that says that but for an illegal act of foreign influence that threatens Democracy and the very sovereignty of The United States of America itself, Donald Trump would not be taking the Oath of Office on January 20 , 2017
A few weeks after he took office in 1993, the country was shaken by the worst act of foreign-inspired terrorism on American soil.
Meanwhile, pacifists' emphasis on the moral issues surrounding violence could be turned against them, especially during humanitarian crises or acts of foreign belligerence.
In doing so, the US military, as usual, brushed aside demands of Afghan officials for legal accountability for the destructive acts of foreign soldiers in their country.
"We will continue to vigorously investigate and prosecute acts of foreign bribery covered by this important law and to hold accountable those businesses and individuals who seek to illegally obtain business through bribery of foreign officials," she said.
It is also, in theory, possible (but it has scarcely ever happened in practice) that an American parent company could be held liable for the acts of foreign subsidiaries "where they authorised, directed or controlled the activity in question".The power of American legislation to bring charges for bribery by non-nationals is, however, negligible.
"The core of the claims relate to alleged acts of foreign states outside this country," Rory Phillips QC said, referring to evidence that Abdul Hakim Belhaj and his Moroccan wife, Fatima Boudchar, were seized in China in 2004, then deported to Malaysia and subsequently flown to Thailand, ostensibly en route to London, where they were to seek asylum.
