Sentence examples for aiming at seizing from inspiring English sources

The first Arab attacks across the Oxus ranged as far as Shash (Tashkent) and Khwarizm, but they were little more than raids aiming at seizing booty and extracting tribute, and were interrupted by the inter-tribal warfare that broke out in Khurasan during the Second Islamic Civil War (683 692).

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

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

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.

Mr. Medvedev's proposal, though announced in Chernobyl, may have been aimed at seizing some initiative in the public debate to restore confidence in the technology, more than at making a significant contribution to safety.

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.

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).

The July 12 , 2006 raid by Hezbollah into Israel that captured the two soldiers was aimed at seizing bargaining chips for the group's effort to free Mr. Kuntar and several other Lebanese.

Aimed at seizing headlines rather than territory, suicide squads select a high-profile target, use a car or truck bomb to breach a guarded compound and cause maximum casualties and then send fighters in to prolong the assault with a drawn-out fight to the death.

The air raid came days after African Union (AU) troops and Somali government forces launched "Operation Indian Ocean", a major offensive aimed at seizing key ports from al-Shabaab and cutting off one of their key sources of revenue: multi-million dollar exports of charcoal.

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".