Sentence examples for foiled about from inspiring English sources

Before Monday, the police's anti-terrorism units had reportedly foiled about a dozen suspected conspiracies this year.

By way of justification, the head of the National Security Agency says that electronic surveillance of telephone and Internet traffic has foiled about 50 terrorist plots since 9/11.

In its 37-page solicitation, Darpa described how a would-be high-technology lynching was foiled: "Rumors about the location of a certain individual began to spread in social media space and calls for storming the rumored location reached a fever pitch.

If we had shared intelligence with Pakistan about our impending SEALS attack on bin Laden, the chances that it would not have leaked and been foiled are about zero.

A lovely counterattack following some ponderous behaviour by NZ outside the Slovakia box, before Vittek was foiled as he was about to pull the trigger.

Yes, minor terrorist attacks and announcements about foiled plots are now routine events.

Last year, "Bonjour Cupcake" featured soupy guitar bands that sang about foiled love affairs.

The Yemeni announcement, which echoed other recent statements about foiled terrorist schemes, elicited skepticism and even some amusement among analysts.

I hear news reports about foiled terrorist plots and can trace these deep-seeded fears back to those attacks.

THE most surprising thing about a foiled coup in the Sudanese capital on November 22nd was how little it surprised anyone.

Ayad Allawi, who heads the Iraqiya Party, has spoken in recent days about a foiled plot to kill him at Baghdad's international airport.