Sentence examples for just retaken from inspiring English sources

The electoral math was still daunting, but Republicans had just retaken the House and had the president on the defensive.

The Canadians had just retaken it, and Major Remus was left with confusing orders from the top.

Democrats had just retaken control of Congress; a spirited race for the Democratic nomination for President was under way.

In 2007, Democrats had just retaken control of the House of Representatives and were on the verge of winning the Presidency.

Even so, the islamists managed to take the town of Diabaly (which was only just retaken this week), shoot down a helicopter and control most of the ground-level terrain.

Ohio State just retook the lead on a long Braxton Miller touchdown run, giving the Buckeyes a 17-16 advantage midway through the second quarter.

Thus we now offer plenty of low-track and remedial courses, and students who fail can often just retake classes until they pass: we have control over their summers and their schedules, and can simply drag them through with tutoring.

The underlying fear is that an emboldened Kremlin may stir up trouble in the Baltics — not just to retake territory that once was part of the Soviet Union, but to prove NATO a paper tiger should the 28-member alliance fail to defend its weakest members.

Regimes in Iran over the past century have followed the remarkable pattern of running the country by decree, facing an outburst of opposition by mainly the urban Iranians, yielding to an outraged populace, just to retake the reigns of power under the pretext of spreading modernity or serving heaven's mandate.

"We're kind of only just starting to retake that back again".

The government had retaken it just last month after four or five years of Maoist control.