Sentence examples for major actions the from inspiring English sources

Closing Guantánamo is one of several major actions the United States could take, Mr. Koh said, to convince Americans and the world that what he called "the forever war" after the 2001 terrorist attacks will in fact be brought to a close.

Locking and unlocking the phone was a little more trouble than I'd like, but it was nice having a main button for all major actions — the top button allows you to change modes, turn it off or on, hit up airplane mode, lock the keypad and more.

A viewer complained that when the MP Peter Lilley was interviewed about climate change (he argued against taking major action), the programme did not disclose that he's the vice-chairman of an oil company.

The ship saw only one major action, the Battle of Jutland on 31 May – 1 June 1916.

Wiesbaden saw only one major action, the Battle of Jutland, on 31 May – 1 June 1916.

Reports of Mowat's only major action, the Burning of Falmouth (present-day Portland, Maine), were instrumental in motivating the Second Continental Congress to establish the Continental Navy.

This action, sometimes referred to as the "First Battle of the Matanikau", was the first of several major actions around the Matanikau River during the campaign.

Bader was bored and frustrated at being left out of the major actions in the south.

Pondering evil in the universe, in its immediate, local, and intimate manifestations, Lynch launches metaphysical speculations in which hair-trigger shifts launch major actions on the other side of the continent.

Energy prices, however, have already fallen in recent months without any major actions by the government, substantially reducing their drag on the economy.

There have been -- I figured this out -- in the last 20 years, there have been eight major actions involving the introduction of U.S. ground, air or naval forces.