Sentence examples for on a linchpin from inspiring English sources

"Tehran is within sight of a compromise on a linchpin issue.

He went on to become a linchpin of the insurgency after the Taliban were toppled by the US-led invasion in 2001.

The military's assault on Hama, a linchpin of the five-month-old uprising against the government of President Bashar al-Assad, represents one of the fiercest efforts yet to crush the protesters and is a signal of Mr. Assad's defiance in the face of growing international condemnation.

Freedom Caucus members still haven't given up on overhauling a linchpin of the bill ― the advance refundable tax credits ― but some members now acknowledge that major changes to the basis of the replacement language would pretty much amount to Republicans starting over, which doesn't look apt to happen.

The administration is expected to announce soon that it will withdraw its support for an agreement with Russia on civil nuclear cooperation, a linchpin of Mr. Bush's nonproliferation policies, officials said, though one cautioned that a final decision had not been made.

Fort Henry, situated on the Tennessee River, was a linchpin in Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston's defense lines.

"The fellow has been a linchpin on BBC radio for 30 years," continues Dr Pretorious.

Grimm's case could be a linchpin on this front, even as other states and localities face off with the federal government over whether existing federal civil rights statutes shield trans individuals from discrimination in education and employment settings.

Also at Out of Doors on Monday are Mick Moloney, a linchpin of traditional Irish music in New York, and the fiery French Gypsy band Les Yeux Noirs.

Mr. Esteves not only took Mr. Lopes's place as a permanent worker on the crew, he became a linchpin in court when the other men sued Mr. Lopes over the $38.5 million he pocketed from a winning ticket.

Rooftop technology (also in place on the Mercedes SLK) is a linchpin of Karmann's research and development.