Sentence examples for of a pivot from inspiring English sources

And the United States policy of a "pivot" toward Asia that Mr. Obama announced a year ago — meaning more American naval and air power would return to the region — is viewed by China as an unfriendly effort at containment.

And then, in a sly neg of a pivot, she made the link to Colbert himself.

"It's kind of a pivot point on the map," he acknowledged.

"Labor Day is kind of a pivot for all kinds of political actions during a campaign year," she said.

As president, Mr. Obama has promised to reframe American foreign policy toward Asia as part of a "pivot" intended to focus more on the emerging trading partners in that region.

The United States announced last year that it would increase joint training exercises and ship visits to the region as part of a "pivot" toward Asia to counter the growing influence of China.

The former model requires counterclockwise rotation and extensional deformation of Hokkaido adjacent to a pivot of the northern 'door' (a drifted coherent landmass).

Rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) most commonly occurs as a result of a pivot-shift injury, requires substantial force to occur and is rarely a truly isolated event.

Vortex-induced vibrations of a pivoted, rigid, circular cylinder were investigated experimentally.

The dynamic response characteristics of a pivoted, tapered circular cylinder subjected to vortex-excited vibrations in a wind tunnel are reported here.

The problem was solved by the introduction of a pivoted section of platform which usually sat above the access track and allowed passengers to board trains as normal, but which could be moved to allow access to the depot.