Sentence examples for an overwhelming act from inspiring English sources

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Many anarcho-syndicalists believed that such an overwhelming act of noncooperation would bring about what they called "the revolution of folded arms," resulting in the collapse of the state and the capitalist system.

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There are an overwhelming number of acts as usual, too many to round up here, though perhaps you'll come across absurdist all-female troupe Figs in Wigs in a bath tub.

To many people, taking a country to war is the most serious and overwhelming act within a politician's power.

Because of society's belief "that all problems can be solved through the application of scientific knowledge and sustained effort to whatever serves as an obstacle to the realisation of human desires", people feel an overwhelming need to act, even in situations that they know to be beyond the influence of human agency.

After countless all-nighters, crying in the school bathroom over iffy test grades, and taking the ACT an overwhelming five times, I was beyond ecstatic to receive my Early Decision acceptance to my dream school in the Greatest City on Earth.

Last month the Chinese government vehemently protested the U.S. House of Representatives' passage of the Taiwan Security Enhancement Act by an overwhelming vote of 341 to 70.

LAST MONTH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT VEHEMENTLY protested the House of Representatives' passage of the Taiwan Security Enhancement Act by an overwhelming vote of 341 to 70.

On Nov. 30, the House approved the 21st Century Cures Act by an overwhelming 392-26 vote.

Meanwhile, Turkey's Parliament voted on a war-powers act and, with an overwhelming majority, approved a bill that would effectively allow its Army to respond militarily to acts of aggression by sending troops into Syrian territory rather than just, as this time, a retaliatory artillery barrage.

JERUSALEM — Israel is pushing back against accusations of civilian abuse in its Gaza war, asserting that an overwhelming majority of its soldiers acted honorably and that the account of a killing of a woman and her two children appears to be an urban myth spread by troops who did not witness it.

In a 2016 analysis of 10 of the most popular American music festivals, The Huffington Post found that all-male acts make up an overwhelming majority of festival lineups.

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