Sentence examples for action a shot from inspiring English sources

Robert W. Mann Jr., an industry consultant based in Port Washington, N.Y., called the action "a shot across the bow that 'we're going to have to make big changes".' Mr. Mann said he thought United officials were telegraphing that that they saw no point in contributing to the pension funds now if they were soon going to be cut.

Yet the sharply limited goals Mr. Obama has described in explaining his rationale for taking military action now — "a shot across the bow" to halt future chemical attacks, he told PBS — pose risks of their own.

Robbie Muirhead took over and the former Kilmarnock winger at least forced Scott Brown into some serious action with a shot the Dons goalkeeper dived left to save.

The crew are called to action stations and a shot is fired, but the wind fails, the mist returns and the chase is abandoned.

Even in an age of computer-generated imagery, Mr. Li said, the priorities of Hong Kong genre cinema remain "intricate action choreography and a shot breakdown that shows each movement clearly".

Berbatov was in the action again with a shot flashing across Jaaskelainen, but after appearing to tweak a hamstring his contribution ended with 15 minutes remaining.

Four minutes later, Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet was drawn into his first action, pawing away a shot by Connor Wickham, who was recalled from his loan spell with Leeds to start up front.

Can you summon up a detailed portrait photo of your protagonist, or an action shot, or a strip of snaps from a booth, maybe posing with their lover?

Each is a template into which you insert clips from your own home videos; a storyboard screen recommends dropping an action shot here, a group shot there.

But Newsom's actions totally gave a shot in the arm to grass-roots LGBT activism for equal marriage rights around the country, including here in Chicago.

For getting an action shot in a dark area, increase the ISO sensitivity and choose a slow shutter speed.