Sentence examples for had struck upon from inspiring English sources

Mr. Glaser said he had struck upon the idea of making his media server software open source while visiting with an executive from Nokia, the world's largest cellphone maker.

As it turned out, Rove was tapping into something far more profound than voting differences between active and inactive Catholics; he had struck upon a deep current of discontent within the Church, which had been building for nearly forty years, rooted in contending interpretations of the faith.

Not one to remain despondent for long, however, Lloyd has struck upon a solution for the paucity of female roles: gender-blind casting.

But the Bank of Japan, after intervening directly to weaken the yen in September, has struck upon a more benign response.

But by looking to the next life, the monks may have struck upon something to help them in this life, he said.

Katherine Heigl has struck upon a novel strategy to promote her new TV show State of Affairs – she's basically apologising for her entire career.

The first show is the New York premiere of A. R. Gurney's "Strictly Academic," a comedy about a theater whose unorthodox artistic director has struck upon an intriguing way of putting audiences into the seats.

Stripped of the polished delicacy of much of her recorded work but augmented to an almost supernatural degree by the presence of the attendant Heritage Orchestra and choir, there's a sense here that the singer has struck upon the perfect forum for her talents.

Those in better health include companies with a customer base beyond Lower Manhattan; businesses that have benefited in unexpected (and sometimes discomfiting) ways, and enterprises that in at least a few cases have struck upon ingenious approaches to adapting to a post-9/11 world.

With Zamora supporting Austin up front, they have struck upon a partnership which can cause opposition defences problems.

Over eons, natural selection has struck upon many innovative solutions to work around constraints, providing insights that may not have been gained from first principles.