Sentence examples for effectively taking over from inspiring English sources

Snyder, a white Republican, is effectively taking over a Democratic city that is 80% black.

To avert a crisis, the government stepped in, purchasing $3.5 billion of the soured loans and effectively taking over the bank.

The government says the operation is needed to eliminate militants who were effectively taking over the towns by building barricades and digging trenches.

So when Judge Thomas Wheeler ruled Monday that the government had, in fact, acted illegally in effectively taking over A.I.G., but that Greenberg was nonetheless entitled to no compensation at all, it was, in the end, a hollow victory.

Thanks to a quirk in Illumina's bylaws, Roche is also seeking shareholder approval to claim two additional seats on the board, effectively taking over a majority of director positions.

In a highly unusual maneuver, Fed officials said they would secure the loan by effectively taking over the huge Bear Stearns portfolio and exercising control over all major decisions in order to minimize the central bank's own risk.

The evening, by then, had been effectively taken over.

"A fringe element has effectively taken over the Republican party.

Then there is Lord Ashcroft, who has effectively taken over the Conservative machine.

With little effort, criminal and terrorist groups can seize countries, or parts of them — just as narcotraffickers have effectively taken over West African states like Guinea Bissau.

After Mr. Campbell left, the company brought in a consulting firm, Speltz & Weis, which specializes in rescuing distressed hospitals and has effectively taken over St . Vincents management.