Sentence examples for could not seize from inspiring English sources

But with Woods appearing vulnerable, García, a 22-year-old Spaniard, could not seize the moment.

If banks could not seize and sell homes with mortgages in default they would not lend in the first place.

Mr. Karzai said the city officials wanted him to take the land so powerful warlords could not seize it.

For instance, the government could not seize stolen money from an architect whom a thief had paid to build his home.

On a night when Paul Pierce shot 3 of 20, Antoine Walker was 11 of 32 and Boston shot 34.4percentthethe Nets could not seize the opportunity.

Faced with that shock, the Hermès family — the Dumases, the Puechs and the Guerrands — responded by creating a joint holding that effectively locked up more than half the shares, ensuring that Mr. Arnault could not seize control.

So, in the convoluted way of the case, because Lozman's home was not a vessel, the city couldn't seize it, and he wound up staying where he was.

With the crowd in Arthur Ashe Stadium trying to will Federer to victory probably because of the tantalizing prospect of a final between him and Nadal the owner of a record 16 Grand Slam titles couldn't seize his chances.

My childhood's tame, cultivated Jesus couldn't seize a temple or sweat blood in a garden or mount a cross -- and he'd shun the morning light even if he were raised from the dead.

"Those who couldn't seize the chance to restock during a brief lull in the fighting had totally run out of water and started to drink the salty and poorly treated water that comes from the tap.

And even if the English ruling were upheld, the creditors could not necessarily seize anything that counted as government property, which includes most of Dubai World's domestic assets.