Sentence examples for seizing the situation from inspiring English sources

Some sellers admit to feeling ashamed for seizing the situation in a way that might seem to echo -- albeit on a much smaller scale --the bald-faced opportunism of Enron executives accused of enriching themselves at the expense of the business.

At the time, the Bush administration had its hands full with war in Iraq, and European diplomats seized the situation as an opportunity to affirm the virtues of diplomacy.

Such idealistic sentiments, says Mr Kondaurov, coexist with an opportunistic and cynical eagerness to seize the situation for personal or institutional gain.The security servicemen present themselves as a tight brotherhood entitled to break any laws for the sake of their mission.

Since they were seized, the situation in the north-east has deteriorated dramatically and Boko Haram militants have forced entire communities to flee their homes repeatedly.

Instead of waiting for assistance, Schroeder "seized the situation," Brownback said.

Nielsen's critics wasted no time in seizing on the situation, questioning whether the company was ever serious about addressing widespread complaints that its new ratings system would undercount black and Hispanic viewers.

The drug lord initially claimed he had no money for attorneys, and then the issue of whether private lawyers could be paid without the government seizing the money further complicated the situation.

Arnott's nerves may have been making him sick, but Brodeur seized upon the situation, savoring it as a challenge.

Instead he seized on the situation in Scotland where George Younger, the Scottish secretary, was desperate for an alternative to the rates after a politically disastrous domestic rating revaluation had laid waste to Tory fortunes north of the border.

They're seizing the opportunity.

Trump, at any rate, when asked if Clinton had "misread" the situation, seized the opportunity to push a favored conspiracy theory.