Sentence examples for move unprecedented from inspiring English sources

First came the announcement in June that all Gypsies, children included, would be fingerprinted and, crucially, identified by their ethnicity - a move unprecedented in postwar western Europe.

In those deals, Clear Channel has made the move — unprecedented in American radio — of offering record companies a royalty whenever their music is played, either on the air or on Clear Channel's Web sites and apps like iHeartRadio.

The latest violence came on the last day of the Jewish religious holiday of Sukhot, during which Jerusalem's Old City was closed to all Palestinian non-residents in a move unprecedented since the Israeli conquest of Old City in 1967.

However, in Pune, just 150km from Mumbai, a quiet revolution is taking place: the city's poorest have fought their way into the municipal system and have been given the sole rights to collecting the city's garbage – a move unprecedented in a country increasingly opting for privatised waste management.

In a conference call, Zuckerberg called Facebook's move "unprecedented," but said the sense of ownership displayed by its members warrants a drastic change to operating procedure.

In a move unprecedented in Canada, the University of Toronto has taken a significant step to alleviate some of the financial burdens grad students bear.

Privacy advocates called the moves unprecedented.

The move is unprecedented in the SEC.

Congressional historians said Mr. Boehner's move was unprecedented.

The Indian leader's move was unprecedented in recent decades.

Whether this motivates him, which he denies, is impossible to know: his career move is unprecedented.