Sentence examples for overwhelming action from inspiring English sources

On his blog and in his December 2006 book, Hell and High Water, you can find some of the most cogent, memorable, and deployable arguments for immediate and overwhelming action to confront global warming".

But its also a sad indictment that these schools which have demonstrated their mettle and merit for the better part of 150 years, must resort to dramatic, overwhelming action just to do business in 2015.

When it came to that crisis, the federal government -- first under Bush, then under Obama -- didn't just up the rhetoric on the importance of saving the banks, it took decisive, overwhelming action to save them.

The feeling at the U.N. was that there is nothing quite like the looming threat of overwhelming unilateral action to make multilateralism work.

Now scientists say the evidence is overwhelming that action needs to be taken to further reduce lead exposures in both the workplace and the general environment.

Despite the overwhelming evidence, political action is still urgently needed to boost investments and speed up action to reduce air pollution.

The priority is to reverse the downward spiral of despair through overwhelming and concerted action.

There is now an overwhelming emphasis on action at the expense of reflection.

"By the time the president makes the case over the next few days, there will be overwhelming support for action," said Representative Roy Blunt, Republican of Missouri.

The need remains overwhelming for swift action by the Council on a program that builds on the construc tive elements in the Mayor's proposal.

It can preclude an overwhelming tendency for action, (e.g., to run from a fire in a crowded theater), because an abstract memory (e.g., "don't panic,") makes more sense.