Sentence examples for historic intervention from inspiring English sources

After the historic intervention in the banking sector by Barack Obama last week to stop banks which take consumer ­deposits from engaging in risky trading activities, ministers are coming under pressure from opposition parties to ­follow his lead.

"Qualified minority- and women-owned businesses continue to be excluded from contracting opportunities made available by the government's historic intervention at banks and other financial institutions," Ms. Waters said in a floor speech in 2009.

Conservative plans to reduce tax credits for the lowest paid workers have been left in chaos after a historic intervention by the House of Lords, most notably Baroness Hollis.

"Facing step by step the historic interventions of the U.S. into Cuban affairs, including the systematic and regular murdering of revolutionary leaders, left me with a lump in my throat.

Suddenly, historic government intervention seemed the only option.

Most of this terrorism is a result of historic American intervention in Islamic nations, including attacking or invading at least seven Muslim countries since September 11 , 2001

Coastal settlements and the historic human intervention of coastal areas has led to increasing stresses in these zones (Halpern and others 2008), requiring greater integration of socioeconomic and environmental management (Turner and others 1996).

Since historic times, human interventions had started influencing the landuse and landcover of this region.

One guiding principle of the American mission in Afghanistan has been to minimize the military's profile in public, given that nation's historic animosities to foreign intervention.

The intervention was historic – the first time Ireland's police force has taken a partisan position on a major political controversy to be put to the nation in a referendum.

"We are retaining as much of the existing buildings as we possibly can, but it has to be a viable scheme," said McAslan, who has a track record of intelligent intervention in historic structures, from the Camden Roundhouse to the recent restoration and extension of King's Cross station.