Other vested interests seize upon such anxieties to press their favoured alternatives.
It is to understand the convergence of interests, seize the historic moment, elect a Democratic Congress and lift our sights, raise our vision, elevate our aspirations and escalate our actions -- beginning now, through 2014, through 2015 and through 2016.
Indeed, in their guise of "Publius" in the "Federalist Papers", Madison and Hamilton warn against the dangerous "passions" of the mob and the threat of "minority factions" (ie, special interests) seizing the democratic process.Proper democracy is far more than a perpetual ballot process.
Mr. Ryan, who appeared on an outdoor stage in the center of town with Mr. Romney at his side, linked international events to the most local of interests, seizing on another comment of Mr. Biden's in the debate that the Pentagon sought to make a transition to a leaner, smaller Army.
If you see a seminar that interests you, seize the opportunity.
And even if SFBARF fails to take over the club, the campaign could serve as a blueprint for how real estate and other monied interests can seize control of influential liberal groups with open elections.
"Is it in their economic interest to seize the planes?" UAL was pushed to the edge of bankruptcy last Wednesday when the Air Transportation Stabilization Board, a federal panel set up to dole out financial aid to the airline industry after the Sept. 11 attacks, rejected the company's $1.8 billion loan guarantee application.
The Treasury is braced for a wave of lobbying in the run-up to new chancellor Phillip Hammond's first autumn statement, as trade bodies and other interest groups seize the opportunity of a new minister in charge to try to win concessions.
Numerous interests have seized on the opening, and the administration's call for outside guidance.
Mrs Sabatini, owner of the small restaurant across from the Trump Plaza, declares that there is nothing wrong with Mr Trump trying to further his interests by seizing the land around him.
Even though the Central America deal, known by its acronym, CAFTA, would help a struggling region on the doorstep of the United States, and even though it would modestly boost U.S. prosperity, a coalition of special interests has seized Congress by the throat.
