Sentence examples for sought to accelerate from inspiring English sources

A convoy of ambulances, firefighters and police sought to accelerate the evacuation, as officers convinced reluctant homeowners to head for the hills.

The focus on renewables marks a significant shift from the earlier version that sought to accelerate the ongoing transition from coal-fired power to natural gas plants, which emit far less carbon dioxide.

To address the downturn, Mr. Colao has sought to accelerate the rollout of mobile data services across Europe, and has taken an active role in urging European lawmakers to loosen regulatory controls over pricing.

In 2003, the Government sought to accelerate junior doctor training by creating a more structured programme; it also agreed to the EWTD [European Working Time Directive] to reduce working hours to a maximum of 48 hours by 2009.

The incident represented a severe challenge to Prime Minister Tony Blair's government, which has sought to accelerate deportations and has gathered together those it plans to expel at centers like the $140 million Yarl's Wood institution near Bedford, 50 miles north of London, where the fire broke out.

Early in his term Funes, who was the first Salvadoran president to acknowledge the crimes against humanity committed by the government during the civil war, also sought to accelerate the process of national reconciliation by calling for investigations and arrests of military personnel suspected of having violated human rights during the war.

[Indeed, a plan submitted on Tuesday by two United States senators would seek to accelerate the deregulation process.

The IAEA's founding papers state: "The agency shall seek to accelerate and enlarge the contribution of atomic energy to peace, health and prosperity through the world".

Mr. Cem is expected to form a new party that would seek to accelerate Turkey's bid for membership in the union.

First, the future of leadership challenge will seek to accelerate a new kind of inclusive leadership underpinned by a moral compass of being fair, honest, positive and creative.

Purpose seeks to accelerate the process by applying techniques drawn from Silicon Valley, such as social networking and the simultaneous incubation of diverse organisations.