Sentence examples for initiative turned from inspiring English sources

Even so the Justices, of their own initiative, turned this process on its head to weaken labor even further.

In a short chat we learn how the Green Party's initiative turned a formerly congested street into a peaceful, community-building pedestrian zone.

His initiative turned into a national crisis for the government, and Ottawa agreed to substantial concessions so he would call off the blockades.

Proponents of the so-called medical aid in dying initiative turned in enough valid signatures of registered voters to put the proposal on the November ballot, Secretary of State Wayne Williams said in a statement.

This might be the time to show initiative — turn up at the ballpark while optimism is in the air, commune with some players, toss it around.

The initiative turns out to have been important for all those who felt the need to affirm a different kind of Judaism than that of the arsonists.

Military initiatives turned into recreational sport and social amusement.

So many government initiatives turn to Tsinghua-related companies to be a private enterprise partner.

He's seized the initiative and turned it around on his own terms".

The greenhouse gas initiative, though, turned out to be piggybacking on a larger economic force, the relative price of fuels.

Although the "faith-based initiative" has turned out to be more symbolic than substantial, symbolism matters -- in religion as well as politics.