Sentence examples for by seizing a large from inspiring English sources

Turkish financial authorities intensified pressure on the powerful Uzan family by seizing a large number of its companies in an effort to recover debts totaling nearly $6 billion.

American troops gained ground against the stubborn insurgency in by seizing a large cache of rockets in Tikrit and killing suspected members of the militant Ansar al-Islam group in a firefight in Mosul.

The Turkish financial authorities intensified pressure on the powerful Uzan family over the weekend by seizing a large number of its companies in an effort to recover debts totaling nearly $6 billion.

The Turks were then free to invade Asia Minor, which dealt a dangerous blow to the Byzantine Empire by seizing a large part of its population and its economic heartland.

American military operations continued in Karbala, seizing a large store of weapons being used by the Mahdi Army and killing one insurgent in an amusement park.

By taking this and other precautions, he hoped to prevent Philip from a seizing a large amount of booty from his territory.

She was even imprisoned for a month in 1996, after a raid by authorities seized a large quantity of jewelry, clothing, and shoes from her home.

Within two years, I re-located to the heart of large-scale chemical manufacturing along the Texas gulf coast, by seizing an opportunity within my company.

The protesters, joined by soldiers from the 1st Armoured Division, stormed the base without firing a single shot and seized a large number of firearms left by fleeing Guards.

A particularly large group affected in the country's metropolis of São Paulo responded by seizing an abandoned piece of land nearby.

The FBI also seized a large and very valuable stash of Bitcoins which it said were being used by Silk Road.