Sentence examples for has put the wind from inspiring English sources

His prompt declamation "Long live free Catalonia!" has put the wind up Madrid.

It's war on weapons… The defence secretary, Liam Fox, has put the wind up service chiefs and contractors by declaring that his current level of spending is "entirely unaffordable".

THE five-month battle that culminated in the news late last month that the world's two biggest steel companies, Mittal Steel and Arcelor, both headquartered in Europe, were to merge, has put the wind up Japanese steelmakers half a world away.

Since being deputy speaker, he's been told that he has "put the wind up Whitehall" because officials now know they have to prepare answers to questions 16, 17 and 18 etc when he is in the chair because he demands speedy answers.

It has put the wind up the State Department.

But it seems to have put the wind up the Naxalites.

But it appears to have put the wind up a lot of the foreigners who used to enjoy coming to Britain for their holidays.Tom Jenkins, boss of the European Tour Operators Association, says the image was "catastrophic the biggest public relations disaster for tourism since Tony Blair donned his chemical suit during foot and mouth.

After surviving an accident at the local Particle Accelerator Complex, the devout Hannah (a haunted, plausibly frantic Laura Seay) had exhibited signs of telekinetic ability – rattling cutlery, levitating tinned fruit, blowing up petrol stations – that had put the wind right up the local community, who already held her responsible for the four deaths caused by the particle accelerator incident.

At first glance, it seems this move should've put the wind out of projects like rkt, appc and CoreOS's image format.

A spokesman said: "ScottishPower Renewables has put the Argyll Array wind farm project on hold for 12 months.

The death of Margaret Thatcher has put wind in the sails of Maggie and Me, but Damian Barr's memoir would have managed perfectly well on its own.