Sentence examples for in response to the launch from inspiring English sources

Jane tried colour in the mid-60s – largely in response to the launch of the Observer colour supplement – but abandoned it after three years, finding the medium too inflexible.

It was in response to the launch of the European Commission's female inclusion programme in June – specifically its much-derided campaign video Science: It's a Girl Thing (see YouTube).

Mr. Lee, in an interview published Sunday on the Financial Times Web site, said that while Seoul had no position on Japan's stated intention to shoot down debris, military action in response to the launch would not be appropriate.

In the meantime, Licklider had been placed in charge of a U.S. government program called the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA), created in response to the launch of the Sputnik satellite by the Soviet Union in 1957.

South Korea's new president Moon held his first National Security Council in response to the launch, which he called a "clear violation" of U.N. Security Council resolutions, his office said.

The Israeli military said its air force targeted two weapons sites belonging to Hamas, the Islamist militant group that controls Gaza, in response to the launching of two rockets into Israel in the past two days.

In response to the Buzz launch, Google received thousands of complaints from consumers who were concerned about public disclosure of their email contacts which included, in some cases, ex-spouses, patients, students, employers, or competitors.

Headquarters of NASA are in Washington, D.C. NASA was created largely in response to the Soviet launching of Sputnik in 1957.

Chris Coons, a US senator, said on Monday: "When it comes to taking additional actions in response to the ballistic missile launches – absolutely, I think we should do so.

The United States has worked to get North Korea back to the negotiating table, even as it has tried unsuccessfully to win a tougher statement from the Security Council in response to the April 5 missile launching.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) — A United Nations Security Council sanctions committee on Wednesday added three North Korean state companies to a United Nations blacklist of firms banned from international trade in response to the country's launching of a rocket last month.