Sentence examples for purpose of seizing from inspiring English sources

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"The newly dominant Republicans... decided to redraw the state's congressional districts solely for the purpose of seizing between five and seven seats from Democratic incumbents".

When I asked Berenson why she had hewed to that story during her civilian trial, she told me it was because she was innocent of the charge of posing as a journalist for the purpose of seizing Congress.

But in the case of the United States, our record and our history is not one of going out looking for conflict, it is not one of undertaking pre-emptive acts for the purpose of seizing another person's territory, another people's territory, or to impose our will on someone else.

Ancient historians state that Caligula began falsely accusing, fining and even killing individuals for the purpose of seizing their estates.

Some of Moore's contemporary critics accused him of executing the raid for the purpose of seizing slaves or booty; the Spanish characterized it in religious terms, citing the "English provincial hatred against the Church of God".

In a thugtatorship, the purpose of seizing and clinging to political power is solely to accumulate personal wealth for the ruling class by stealing public funds and depriving the broader population scarce resources necessary for basic survival.

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All that color has a practical purpose: to seize the attention of hummingbirds and other pollinators.

"The wave of enthusiasm for a solution that would preserve LICH may have blinded many to a more sinister purpose to seize its assets and dismantle the hospital".

The side in the best frame of mind and with clarity of purpose will seize the day, but they are both fabulous teams.

Purpose/Objective: The purpose of the evaluation seizes the opportunity to assess the extent to which the Project has achieved its objectives at the end of its implementation period.

Having being largely outclassed in midweek against Blackpool, Neil Warnock's side began this game with purpose and seized the initiative courtesy of Becchio's simple finish from 10 yards out.

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