Sentence examples for hijack the process from inspiring English sources

One of the nation's most powerful factions — the country's drug lords — had attempted to hijack the process.

Moreover, the redevelopment requires a 100percentt consensus among the constituents on any material matter, meaning that the Met could potentially hijack the process.

Historically, the reincarnation has been selected by monks relying on mystical signs, but many Tibetans fear the Chinese government will try to hijack the process.

Many Tibetans fear that China will hijack the process of locating his successor, as it did with the Panchen Lama in 1995, unless the Dalai Lama uses his influence to anoint a new spiritual leader before he dies.

Meanwhile, a senior Turkish official, watching the situation closely, said it seemed that the United States had already gone too far in letting the Kurds "hijack" the process of drafting a federal setup for Iraq.

A number of Labour MPs have called for the process to be suspended over growing evidence that the contest has been infiltrated by members of rival political parties wanting to hijack the process.

In interviews last week, intelligence analysts said that Islamic extremists don't seem to be hijacking the process of change.

But the state was weak, and a politically connected elite hijacked the process, buying up the most valuable companies for very little money.

"We've been accused of hijacking the process," said Christopher F. Gallagher, an investment manager and a Democrat who emerged as chairman of the nominating caucus that backed the Republican slate.

"Tanner '88," which is available on DVD, was also caught up in that quest; the film's scorn was aimed at the way the character issue hijacked the process.

Mr. Schieffer notes that property values had fallen in Texas and insists that it was the Matheses' lawyers who hijacked the process and got more than the land had been worth.