Sentence examples for high alert over from inspiring English sources

Security was put on high alert over the weekend.

The Western world has been on high alert over possible revenge attacks in the wake of bin Laden's death.

France has been on high alert over Qaeda threats to attack French citizens unless France pulls its troops out of Afghanistan.

One Malian officer said the French and Malian troops had been advised to remain on high alert over the next few hours.

But with the nation on high alert over bullying — especially when it intersects with computer technology and the Internet — these civil rights statutes are being stretched to go after teenagers who acted meanly, but not violently.

As I write, U.S. and South Korean forces are in a state of high alert over fears that the North, which has nuclear bombs, is planning to launch a missile test.

With Khan's conviction, outreach and reassuring acts, such as putting the Met police on higher alert over racist attacks and telling EU citizens they are welcome in London, he has demonstrated world-class leadership that has been seriously lacking in our other political leaders.

Brussels remained on high alert on Monday over fears of a similar attack by Isis.

Putin has been warned by western leaders that Russia will face more sanctions if the crisis in east Ukraine escalates, and though thousands of Russian troops in central Russia were put on high alert for drills over the weekend, the prospect of a genuine military intervention in east Ukraine appears to have receded.

Several European countries have been on high alert for months over the possibility of an attack modeled on the 2008 assault on Mumbai, India, in which 10 highly trained and heavily armed men stormed hotels, train stations, restaurants, a Jewish center and other sites, in a bloodbath that left 163 dead.

In every case the body is in a state of high alert and the body takes over to help the person face or run from the perceived danger real or not.