Sentence examples for moved to adopt from inspiring English sources

When Sean was 8, Ms. Bianchi died after childbirth, and his stepfather moved to adopt him.

New York, Massachusetts and a number of other states have since moved to adopt California's measure.

Under Mr. Kundra, analysts say, the government agencies have moved to adopt new technologies that can improve efficiency.

For the next month, their pictures will remain on display at the mall, in the hope that someone will walk by and be moved to adopt them.

Most recently, Belgium and Denmark have moved to adopt more business-friendly regulations and laws, and others like Ireland have made liberal use of tax concessions.

After the war ended, Clement Atlee's Labour party was elected, and, despite the opposition, the new government quickly moved to adopt the Beveridge report's recommendations.

The league is moving to adopt a more generous revenue-sharing plan between franchises to promote competitive balance.

The Philippines, the first country in Southeast Asia to consider nuclear power, they said, was now surrounded by nations, like Vietnam and Malaysia, that are moving to adopt nuclear power.

The price will be steep, leaving the winner with a roster full of holes just as the N.B.A. moves to adopt a more restrictive cap structure.

Europe is moving to adopt a legal debt-restructuring scheme for bonds issued after 2013 modeled after the I.M.F.'s own unsuccessful sovereign debt restructuring mechanism.

That influence is waning somewhat because publishers can customize digital editions and many states are moving to adopt new science standards with evolution firmly at their center.