Sentence examples for in a recent instance from inspiring English sources

In a recent instance he was thrilled to unearth documentary evidence for the expression "pile of pants," British slang for rubbish or nonsense.

It's enough for him that people he encounters often think he's their insurance agent or, as in a recent instance, their supermarket bag boy.

In a recent instance of psychological warfare, or just annoying behavior, North Korean soldiers crossed several feet into the Southern side and sat down on chairs while the Southerners were busy harvesting crops.

Alone, Mr. Umezaki played a turbulent, computer-enhanced soliloquy inspired by this year's devastating Japanese earthquake: here a timely reminder of a recent instance in which nations overlooked their differences to unite in common cause.

This isn't work that can always be done in school hours, and Anderson recalls a recent instance of Jones working with her until three in the morning to write an urgent appeal letter on behalf of a pupil in care – the culmination of years of support for just one vulnerable child that demanded immense amounts of effort and emotion.

In a recent case, for instance, a man who was jailed for eight years after being wrongfully convicted of the robbery of a Post Office van secured £50,000 in compensation only after taking the Home Office to court.

In a more recent instance of executives making an impact through social media, Tesla Motors Inc's Chief Executive Elon Musk said last week on Twitter that something "exciting" would be announced.

The promising news is that in a few recent instances, Congress has enacted initiatives in which evidence of effectiveness is a main factor determining which activities get funds.

In a recent second instance, a bunyavirus was isolated from 2 patients in northwestern Missouri, USA, who had a history of tick bites.

The change in position was a rare recent instance in which the Justice Department's antitrust division toughened its position in response to pressure from the states.

California's exposure levels are generally below the national average, and some of the municipalities in the suit report not a single recent instance of a child testing positive for elevated levels of lead.