Sentence examples for it was seized upon from inspiring English sources

Unsurprisingly, it was seized upon.

It was seized upon by the Chinese as "a form of apology," enabling them to claim satisfaction.

Politically, it was seized upon by conservative opponents of welfare as a possible means of enforcing birth control among the poor.

Oi was the pop wing of the self-defining white working-class monoculture's last gasp, and as such it was seized upon with glee by middle-class writers.

Even in modern sci-fi, a female starship deputy would be a big deal; back then, it was seized upon by the network, which demanded Number One be cut.

When the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee produced another report using different methodology a few months later, suggesting that the city's degree of segregation was about average, it was seized upon as evidence that the census bureau had deliberately maligned Milwaukee's good name.

Far from it, this complex scenario was seized upon by the Minister as one more opportunity in his design for institution building.

It was no good – the mistake was seized upon by Kurtz's fellow journalists and the Daily Beast saw no other choice than to fire their one-time star hire.

The Guardian story was seized upon by a jubilant Alex Salmond: it was proof, the first minister said, of the UK government's "bluff, bullying and bluster" over currency.

Whatever this actually means, it falls upon the ear as vaguely derogatory, and Popper's description was seized upon eagerly by the foes of evolution.

It was perhaps unsurprising then when a moment's indecision between Stoney and Brown was seized upon by Seger, but her weak effort was headed clear by Dieke.