Sentence examples for based on a striking from inspiring English sources

Mobsters often have nicknames based on a striking part of their anatomy: Fat Tony, for example, or Jackie the Nose.

When life imitates art: The powerful composition of Eugene Delacroix's landmark painting "Liberty Leading The People" and a photo of protesters in Istanbul went viral on Facebook in Italy on Tuesday based on a striking resemblance.

Based on a deal struck earlier this week between Donald Trump and Democratic leaders—a move that surprised Republicans the bill will likely become law soon.

Depending on how he performs in the final three FedEx events, Furyk could lose as much as $5 million (the difference between first and second place in the playoffs) based on a rule struck down six days after it was enforced at his expense.

It was based on a deal struck during negotiations between Vice President Joe Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).

Yahoo owns just under 24% of the company, and is obligated to sell at least half of that based on a deal struck with Alibaba founder Jack Ma last year.

The plot of "Princess" is based on a lightning-strikes idea reduced to the voltage of a firefly.

Christian Sinisterra, an 18-year-old resident of Covenant House who looked more like a cast member beneath the bill of a newsboy cap, said he was inspired by the show, which is based on a newsboy strike in New York City in 1899.

A number of authors wrote proletarian novels attacking capitalist exploitation, as in several novels based on a 1929 strike in the textile mills in Gastonia, N.C., such as Fielding Burke's Call Home the Heart and Grace Lumpkin's To Make My Bread (both 1932).

He wrote his first novel, Le Docker Noir, in 1956, based on a Marseille strike in which he was involved, followed by Les Bouts de Bois de Dieu (God's Bits of Wood) in 1960, a moving story of the 1947 strike against the French along the Dakar-Niger railway (in which he had also participated); the book was also the first to formulate women as active agents in liberation and the historical process.

News that Trump is exploring a "mini-media conglomerate" based on a cable network struck media investor and adviser Bruce Tuchman as ridiculous.