Sentence examples for action of securing from inspiring English sources

Alison Jones Union, Conn., Jan . 19 2010 To the Editor: Re "Looting Flares Where Order Breaks Down" (front page, Jan . 17: The action of securing essential food and water during the life-and-death chaos of a natural disaster is not "looting"; it is human survival.

Other areas of activism have involved political action to secure enactment of civil rights laws, programs of education and public information to win popular support, and direct action to achieve specific goals.

That's why National Manufacturing Day ought to be a day of action to secure our competitive edge and recommit ourselves to helping America's manufacturers create jobs here at home.

Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) announced a resolution last week to support the constitutional authority of governors of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California "to take action to secure the international border of the United States within their States".

He must proclaim to the whole country, not just to labor union members, that he will protect the right of workers to use the power of collective action to secure equitable wages.

Two small beige chimneys poke up from the red tile roofs, above a pair of dormer windows that Mr. Cashman said took the threat of legal action to secure.

The Brundtland Report and Rio Conference highlighted the significance of local actions as means of securing global sustainable development.

"They are parasites on the housing crisis," says Rueben Taylor of Squatters' Action for Secure Homes.

In a statement, the two students said - whilst they welcomed Professor Calhoun - they were "disappointed" it had taken the threat of legal action to secure it and that no apology had come from the LSE students' union - which had originally approached them over the T-shirts - or from Professor Colhoun over the behaviour of security staff.

Oil & Gas UK said the "bleak" findings emphasised the urgency of government action to secure the industry's long-term future.

At the Scottish Renewables annual conference in Glasgow, UK Environment Secretary Chris Huhne encouraged Scotland to take action to secure £860m of government support available for renewable heat.