Sentence examples for state is seized from inspiring English sources

The deals are a sign of China's indifference to Western sanctions on Russia.Turkey has its own agendaFighters from Islamic State (IS) seized an army base in Iraq's Anbar province and advanced on Amariya al-Fallujah, a strategic town 40km west of Baghdad.

IN JUNE 2014 the jihadists of Islamic State (IS) seized Mosul, Iraq's second city, and stormed south, coming close to taking Baghdad.

WHEN the jihadists of Islamic State (IS) seized Mosul and the Iraqi army fled last June, they became the world's most dangerous terrorist organisation.

When Islamic State (IS) seized control of Iraq's second largest city, Mosul, in June 2014, along with other parts of the predominantly Sunni Arab north-west, Iraq's Shia militia were mobilised to launch a counter-offensive against the jihadists.

On August 3, militants aligned with the Islamic State (IS) seized the town of Sinjar and several others nearby, where members of Iraq's Yazidi minority dwelt.

"This is in fact a metaphor for today's China, where the state is seizing property everywhere through a variety of means," Mr. Li wrote.

The data revealed that police departments across the state are seizing a growing number of vehicles from unlicensed drivers.

An English edition published the same year by Joyce's patron, Harriet Shaw Weaver, ran into further difficulties with the United States authorities, and 500 copies that were shipped to the States were seized and possibly destroyed.

After the outbreak of World War II in September 1939, Black Osprey, still registered in the neutral-United States, was seized by British authorities on 6 September and detained at Weymouth.

Member states are seizing dubious objects at their borders, strengthening cooperation among services.

Con artists in several states are seizing on the public's financial struggles and confusion about the recent health care overhaul, the authorities say.