Sentence examples for made strikes from inspiring English sources

There have been workers' massacres and they've got together again and organised themselves and protested and made strikes against the most brutal repression.

Bank A, worried about a loan it has made, strikes a derivative deal to pay a fee to Bank B in exchange for Bank B's promise to compensate Bank A if the loan sours.

U.S. President Barack Obama has made strikes against anti-U.S. militants, and particularly the killing of bin Laden, a major component of his bid for re-election in November.

Traditionally, governments have been hostile toward civil service unions, and in the past repressive laws made strike action unlawful.

One executive noted that the networks had already made strike contingency plans and spent money to promote fill-in shows.

Certain statements she made struck me as ironic -- statements such as John McCain representing change and reform, when he has been so deeply aligned with George W. Bush.

A Republican state senator has introduced a bill to make strikes by BART workers illegal.

Instead, Cameron's manifesto will make strikes near-impossible, with a 40% ballot threshold unknown anywhere in the democratic west.

Military officials say the ability of drones to observe targets for lengthy periods makes strikes more accurate.

It would also make strikes incredibly difficult to undertake because they would only be legal if 50 per cent of the membership voted in a ballot.

But she also promised to repeal planned legislation by the Conservative government to tighten ballot rules to make strikes more difficult to call.