Sentence examples for opportune the from inspiring English sources

The moment was opportune: the secretary of war, Henry Stimson, had resigned that week, and Stimson had been dead-set against the idea of a CIA.

The strategic situation has never been more opportune — the Arabs are scared of the Iranians, the Saudi peace plan is still on the table, and the Palestinians are beginning to act rationally.

The timing was opportune: the end of the war meant that much of his best audience were now in Odessa rather than Bucharest; Rosenberg had already quit Goldfaden's troupe and was performing the Goldfadenian repertoire in Odessa.

In fact, given the opportune conditions, the real cause for concern is the government's short-term thinking.

Knowing the opportune time, the time when our lives cross the path of destiny, is one of the great skills of leaders.

Many on the left of the Party noted the opportune timing of the furor and sensed another plot against Corbyn.

However, Forbes' fears of an ambush proved to be well-founded; at an opportune moment, the Matabele in the scrub opened fire, catching the column in the open.

"Had Bulgaria intended to go to war with Turkey," declares the "Mir," "the year 1908 was the opportune moment, not the present time".

The timing of the 26-year-old Colombian taking Chelsea to pieces in the European Super Cup is opportune for the top brass at the Bernabeu.

The timing was opportune because the battle's 150-year anniversary is in December, and Fredericksburg has been preparing to mark the sesquicentennial.

Some observers believe that the moment is opportune for the prime minister to take advantage of that popularity.