Sentence examples for aimed at seizing on from inspiring English sources

Although Mr. Romney's speech was aimed at seizing on Americans' frustrations with the pace of job creation — the almost certain theme of his fall campaign — it is unclear how much voters will punish the president for the sluggish recovery.

Russia's Acting Prime Minister, Vladimir V. Putin, has staked his credibility on crushing the rebel offensive, which is aimed at seizing the Russian region of Dagestan and turning it into a Islamic stronghold.

In another development on Sunday, the Ukrainian Security Service said it was investigating some politicians on suspicion of what it called "actions aimed at seizing state power".

"They are by no means fragile". Hollister described the archdiocese's insistence on selling to Perry as a ploy aimed at seizing valuable property and its cash proceeds.

The movement becomes a revolution, aimed at seizing control of the state.

An education reform is aimed at seizing control of schools from the teachers' union, whose longtime leader, Elba Esther Gordillo, was promptly arrested on charges of embezzlement (which she denies).

They also began attacks aimed at seizing control of the international airport, located some fifteen miles outside the city.

The push could start within a week and is at least partially aimed at seizing the terror group's foreign intelligence arm, which is based in the town.

The arrest came the day after the president signed an education law aimed at seizing control of schools from the union.

It struck a police station in Khomrat Sheikh in the neighbouring state of North Kordofan, killing six policemen in a raid aimed at seizing weapons.

Another U.S. official confirmed that the FBI recently tried to carry out an operation specifically aimed at seizing Mughniyah.