Sentence examples for be able to seize from inspiring English sources

You have to be able to seize the moment".

He will not be able to seize the levers of power in the name of reform.

"You have to be able to seize an opportunity when it is there.

If the borrower defaults, the government would only be able to seize the real estate.

When Mime attempts to drug Siegfried so as to be able to seize the Ring, Siegfried kills him.

Washington should not be able to seize property from citizens "unless it can prove it is entitled to — and not just powerful enough to take it," he said.

At a critical moment Homburg was able to seize a chance of routing the Swedes.

In the first half, neither squad was able to seize more than a 5-point advantage.

For three games, Hingis was able to seize on Capriati's discomfort to even the set at 4-4.

Bauer's 2... Bb4 was a rare and somewhat dubious move, and Karpov was able to seize control of the center with 4 e4.

Furthermore, Mr. Gorbachev was already the second secretary of the Central Committee and, given the hierarchical nature of the Soviet system, he was able to seize the initiative.