Sentence examples for seized it as from inspiring English sources
The United States attorney could have taken custody of the painting and put it in storage; the United States customs service could have seized it as stolen property; or the Brogan itself could have renegotiated its contract with the Pinacoteca to continue to display the painting, which is ultimately what occurred.
After Ms. Davis tried to sell the print, the United States government seized it as contraband.
However, Binyamin Netanyahu, the current prime minister, has not even acknowledged the move, let alone seized it as an opportunity.
Jewish and Gentile painters seized it as a symbol of suffering in general – and of the Jews in particular.
Parthians from the Caspian Sea region took over in the late second century B.C. Romans seized it as the eastern outpost of their empire in A.D. 165, but about 100 years later, the Sasanians from Persia laid siege to the city and destroyed it.
Torch songs like "Cry Me a River" and "When the Sun Comes Out" became roller coasters of psychodrama, yet she never played the victim; one felt her ferociousness every time she lurched for a high note, then seized it as though she had scaled the Matterhorn.
They seize it as their nearest escape from insularity, a vacationland and possible sphere of influence.
So did he seize it as an opportunity for serious debate about our fiscal mess?
We trade internationally on it and the city needs to seize it as an asset.
Let's seize it as an opportunity to put Labour back on the front foot and back in touch".
He recommends the compulsory retention of this data – ordering UK internet companies to seize it as it passes through their servers – should only happen when a compelling case is made.
