Sentence examples for held under siege from inspiring English sources

In Beirut, Lebanon, 20 years ago, he was held under siege by the Israeli Army, commanded by Mr. Sharon.

The temple was held under siege and the couple who were due to marry were forced to cancel their nuptials.

Last year those attending the gala in black-tie and evening dresses arrived to find the Rainbow Room, where the party was held, under siege by whistle-blowing, shouting, picketing restaurant workers.

The joint letter written by the doctors urged the US president "to act now to stop the bombs that continue to fall on the city and ensure they are never held under siege again".

Four Americans are dead, at least three embassies have been held under siege, and almost two-dozen other flashpoints have developed across the Muslim world -- all because a crude, bigoted video was circulated on the Internet.

Across Syria, civilian areas are being held under siege in 15 different locations** by various parties to the conflict.

(When I was negotiating during the 1970s, it was clear that neither Israel nor Egypt wanted to retain control of Gaza, from which Israel withdrew in August 2005, but continues to hold under siege).

Toulon held on under siege — as it had been for much of the match, as Clermont dominated field position and possession — to seal the victory.

Pakistan has previously refused to hand over people whom India has accused of plotting the attacks, in which 10 gunmen held Mumbai under siege, terrorizing five-star hotels, a busy train station, a Jewish center, a popular bar and other locations.

The Prussian army invested Paris and held it under siege until mid-January, with the city being "ineffectually bombarded".

So it was a shock to the liberal Jews of Misgav when their Arab neighbors, in the first days of the al-Aqsa Intifada, tried to burn down their villages and hold them under siege for days at a time.