Sentence examples for momentous attacks from inspiring English sources

The pictures of President Obama and the prime minister of Japan, Shinzō Abe, standing side by side to commemorate the attack on Pearl Harbor 75 years ago (Obama and Abe in historic joint visit to Pearl Harbor, 28 December) has me wondering how many people are aware that two momentous attacks – not one – took place in the Pacific on 7/8 December 1941 (the actual date of the strike on Pearl Harbor).

Watch one momentous attack by four teams of not-very-hi-tech al-Qaida assassins with penknives morph into assault by cannibal tripods.

But it was the crudely decisive invasion of the palace itself that was most momentous; the attack removed forever the aura of invincibility that once cloaked the monarchy.

President Obama's speech on Thursday was the most important statement on counterterrorism policy since the 2001 attacks, a momentous turning point in post-9/11 America.

Mr. Vallone said his real anxiety was that the mayor might be away during a terrorist attack, when momentous decisions, like whether to lock down a neighborhood or shutter the subway system, must be made in seconds.

But whether Saturday's shocking attack leads to a momentous shift in Chinese authorities' approach to Uighur unrest and terrorism in general remains to be seen.

As events continued to unfold, with dozens dead in shootings and explosions, it was already obvious that the fallout from these attacks would be momentous for the French republic, for its political developments and its social cohesion.

Looking tired, his voice sometimes croaking with emotion, Blair described his decision to join the US attack as "the hardest, most momentous, most agonising decision I took in 10 years as British prime minister".

Mark Cavendish is set for a momentous 2016 as he makes a three-pronged attack on the Tour de France, the Olympics and the Road World Championship title after being named in the British squad for Rio.

The enormity of this achievement, coupled with the juvenile savagery of the attacks against it and its supporters, drowned out the other momentous events of this week.

As they concluded a memorable term that legalized gay marriage and rejected another attack against Obamacare, the justices set the stage for an equally momentous 2016.