Sentence examples for act to seize from inspiring English sources
8. September 14 , 2009 Obama fully embraces the use of the Patriot Act to seize phone records in bulk.
It is my hope that they heed our warning of slow progress and act to seize the security, economic and environmental benefits clean energy transition can bring.
The news comes after The Independent revealed this week that police had used the Terrorism Act to seize the laptop of BBC Newsnight journalist Secunder Kermani, who has built a reputation for interviewing Western jihadis.
With many working cash-in-hand in the hidden economy, the idea that the police will be able to use the notoriously ineffective Proceeds of Crime Act to seize their wages looks optimistic.
In 2004, Murray, on behalf of the Dja Dja Wurrung, used the federal Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act to seize the barks while they were on loan to the Melbourne Museum (now Museum Victoria).
In the United Kingdom, police used that country's Terrorism Act to seize BBC journalist Secunder Kermani's laptop after he produced a series of reports on British-born militants.
They saw an opportunity and acted to seize it.
If royal officials did not assure basic food supplies at affordable prices, then people would act directly to seize food.
The long-running controversy over Operation Fast and Furious, which ran from late 2009 to early 2011, stemmed from the fact that the A.T.F. officials directing it did not act swiftly to seize illegal weapons because they hoped to bring a bigger case against the organizers of a gun-smuggling network linked to a Mexican drug gang.
State Republicans now find themselves in a balancing act, trying to seize a moment of Congressional stalemate to demonstrate leadership while not repelling voters on either side of the debate, a challenge that is particularly daunting for those in a primary fight.
The Kiev government has said it will act quickly to seize back more territory from the rebels after re-taking Slaviansk over the weekend in what President Petro Poroshenko called a turning point in the conflict.
