Sentence examples for put in a state from inspiring English sources

The crime of "aggression" had been put in a state of suspended animation.

"Child protection experts have resigned, counter-terrorism plans have been publicly slapped down by the Met and the Serious Fraud Office has been put in a state of suspended animation.

The Jordanian army says its troops have been put in a state of alert in recent days along the 112-mile border with Iraq, to ward off "any potential or perceived security threats" in this scantily inhabited desert area.

"For 40 years, Texas has had lots of redistricting litigation, but there's never been a situation where the whole election process has been put in a state of suspended animation".

When Vişinel Balan was two months old he was put in a state infant centre in Bacău, a town folded into the foothills of the Carpathian mountains in Romania.

Two of the engines have been dis mantled, but through the action of the Koninklijk Instituat van Ingenieurs, the Cruquius engine, which last worked on June 10 , 1933 has been put in a state of preservation, and the boiler house will be main tained as a museum.

"By putting in a state statute you're going to compel all these local police departments to do it.

Thus, under-utilized links and devices may be put in a sleep state in order to save power and that might be achieved by properly routing traffic flows.

"In exchange for getting our admissions to the hospital, they were willing to put in a state-of-the-art H.I.V. unit" with full-time, dedicated H.I.V. nurses, said Dr. Michael Wohlfeiler, an internist in the South Beach section of Miami Beach who was one of Dr. Sparti's partners.

It is vital therefore that he is put in a positive state of mind as quickly as possible.

The thief would be "put in a [temporary] state of enslavement to his victim" if he is unable to pay him immediately.