Sentence examples for occupied and take from inspiring English sources

I think a lot of people will enjoy this book just as I have and it will keep them occupied and take their mind off things.

In the anxious, "Oh dear God, what happens if I drop him" first days of my son's life, I needed something to keep me occupied and take the edge off the sleep deprivation.

Palestinian officials warned that they would not be able to conduct elections until Israeli forces withdraw from the West Bank towns they have occupied and take up the positions they held in September 2000, before the latest conflict began.

Both Na+ sites are occupied and take up the same position relative to the citrate as in the outward-facing state.

Throughout history, western nations invaded, occupied and took the resources of countries predominantly populated by people of color.

After another three days of reorganising and patrolling, the division's time in Normandy came to an end; in nine days it had advanced 45 miles, captured 400 square miles of occupied territory and taken prisoner over 1,000 German soldiers.

"Having her be happy and relaxed and occupied, it takes that stress off of me," Sanchez said of her daughter's fascination with Coco, who reminded her of their own dog, Peanut.

Farida and the other unmarried girls were separated from the older women and taken first to the occupied city of Mosul and then to the slave market in Raqqa.

Both resisted and took risks, and through their music provided hope to occupied France.

After difficult negotiations, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organi zation arranged last June for boys and girls in the occupied area to take the United Arab Republic matriculation exami nations.

The Palestinian intifadah (uprising), with its terror and suicide bombers, was used to pressure Israel into evacuating the West Bank and the occupied territories taken in the 1967 war.