Sentence examples for poised to forge from inspiring English sources

SINCE the bloody ructions that shattered Kenya in the wake of a disputed election at the end of 2007, the country has recovered its breath, endorsed a new political system, and is now poised to forge ahead as the region's undisputed economic motor and diplomatic nerve-centre.

Kayani, a chain-smoker who previously headed the shadowy Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency, is now poised to forge Pakistan's foreign policy at a crucial moment in neighbouring Afghanistan, where the army is manoeuvring to forge a political settlement that includes elements of the Taliban insurgency.

They both argued that their candidacies were uniquely poised to forge a new politics escaping politics as usual and a period of conservative rule and to reach a new age, as Schlesinger articulated, of "affirmation, progressivism, and forward movement".

By all indications at the time, Emanuel was poised to forge a legacy like that of his predecessor, Richard M. Daley, who had held the office since 1989 -- a legacy that would include general election vote totals that would make the term "Chicago mayoral runoff election" a hypothetical construct.

In the second set, the American, 19, forged a 2-0 leandappearedared poised to run out the match, working Bartoli into a 15-40 hole.

Forging strange alliances, old and new media giants seem poised to carve up the Internet for themselves, leaving maybe a few table scraps for independent outfits like Salon.

Federal regulators are poised to crack down on eight financial firms that are not part of the recent government settlement over home foreclosure practices involving sloppy, inaccurate or forged documents.

It seemed poised to improve.

Instead, Congress seems poised to do less.

Still, office development seems poised to rebound.

He is poised to give a third.