Sentence examples for seize the platform from inspiring English sources

He added, however, that the officers "didn't know who was trying to seize the platform under the guise of Greenpeace.

Putin, speaking at a forum on Arctic affairs, was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying: "I don't know the details of what went on, but it's completely obvious they aren't pirates". He added, however, that the officers "didn't know who was trying to seize the platform under the guise of Greenpeace.

But Mr Putin said that Russian authorities did not know who was trying to seize the oil platform and drew parallels between the activists and the events of the terrorist attack on a shopping mall in Nairobi.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday the detained activists were not pirates but argued they appeared to be trying to seize the drilling platform.

"Queen and U2 particularly seized the global platform.

My operations manager says this motif symbolizes a harmonious relationship between construction and nature, which mirrors sentiments put forward by Monroe E. Price in "On Seizing the Olympic Platform" in Owning the Olympics: that "The Green Olympics would emphasize harmony and mutual promotion of man and nature".

It will be through education that we can seize the opportunity of enabling the platforms and funding for future agents of change a chance to spark tomorrow's pioneers of change that this world requires.

She said she was delighted to have the chance to seize the initiative on a UK-wide platform.

As much as Kate's clearly determined to use the series as a platform to seize the nation's sympathies, the media has chosen its monster.

He said it was obvious that the activists were not pirates, "but formally they were trying to seize this platform.

But he added: "But formally they were trying to seize this platform.