Sentence examples for citing its role from inspiring English sources

Evaluating the first 50 years of the UN's history, the author Stanley Meisler writes that "the United Nations never fulfilled the hopes of its founders, but it accomplished a great deal nevertheless", citing its role in decolonization and its many successful peacekeeping efforts.

(Honeywell, which is just one of the companies that manufactures flight-data recorders, which all conform to certain international standards, declined to answer questions about the black box that it provided for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, citing its role in the ongoing investigation).

Andrew Wolf, the publisher of The Review, happily admits that his paper is a tool for community advocacy, citing its role in the creation of two new high schools.

In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, Libya periodically sought the repatriation of much of its unlicensed migrant population, citing its role in the high level of unemployment among Libyan youth; statements calling for the expulsion of the migrant community, however, were in general not fully implemented.

After Clinton administration officials raised public concerns about Nauru earlier this year, citing its role as a chief haven for Russian money laundering, some American banks decided on their own to stop doing financial-correspondent business with banks chartered in that country.

BlackRock declined to comment, citing its role as an adviser to the New York Fed.

Analysts said that América Móvil's decision to bid for KPN probably played a part in Teléfonica increasing its offer to $11.5 billion, and América Móvil cited its role in the German deal on Friday as proof that it was acting in the best interests of KPN's investors.

In recent years, the mortgage banking industry has cited its role in advancing homeownership.

Harvard's 1650 charter specifically cited its role in the education of "English and Indian youth" and in 1655 the Harvard Indian College was founded.

Coll also noted that the ISI is a highly disciplined organization that has perfected the art of plausible deniability for its operations; as an example he cited its role in the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

He cited its role in producing papers outlining the economic implication of Scottish independence as a precedent for its involvement in any Euro referendum, which will be held by the end of 2017 if the Conservatives win the next election.