Sentence examples for prompted to reverse from inspiring English sources

Senator Rob Portman of Ohio said earlier this month that he was prompted to reverse his position when he learned his son was gay – after a two-year period of reflection that included having his name floated as a potential running mate for Mitt Romney, a staunch opponent of gay marriage.

A week later, fickle investors prompted Worldcom to reverse course, too.

This is, effectively, Putin's historical credo, and it has prompted him to reverse certain advances of previous generations.

The rally occurred as the Treasury's debt buyback prompted traders to reverse losing bets that bonds would fall.

A plunge in global demand for Chinese exports prompted Beijing to reverse course temporarily and launch a mini-stimulus in mid-2013 based on higher spending on railway construction and other public works.

What prompted China to reverse at the last moment its decision to support the compromise deal on import-surge thresholds, the issue that killed any hope of a Doha deal, and to do so so publicly?

It is prompting action to reverse global warming.

Word of the conviction in the case was unlikely to prompt France to reverse that decision, but it did open a rare window on what happens after Afghan soldiers and police officers attack coalition partners.

Treasury Prices Decline (By Reuters) -- Treasury bond prices fell yesterday as stocks rebounded, prompting investors to reverse large purchases of government securities made in the previous session after the Federal Reserve's seventh interest rate cut this year.

After the House rejected initial legislation authorizing the bank bailout known as the Troubled Asset Relief Program during the financial crisis in late September 2008, the Dow Jones industrial average plunged more than 700 points in one trading session, prompting legislators to reverse course and approve a similar bill within days.

Trump had threatened late in his upstart campaign for the White House that concerns about religious freedom in Cuba could prompt him to reverse President Barack Obama's moves to open relations with the Cold War adversary after more than a half-century's estrangement.