Sentence examples for stop a surge from inspiring English sources

In the State of the Union address this year, President Obama said he had saved more than 1,000 jobs in the tire industry by imposing tariffs to stop a surge of imports from China.

Prime minister Tony Abbott's government has implemented a tough policy of turning back asylum seekers' boats in a bid to stop a surge in the number of vessels trying to reach Australian shores.

Trying to stop a surge of chicken imports into Germany, the European Common Market bowed to the European poultry lobby and almost tripled the tariff on frozen chicken from the United States.

In case of a short circuit, a device called a fault current limiter will stop a surge to prevent damage to the equipment, much the way a surge protector works on a personal computer.

By Macy Halford August 12, 2008 Back in February, the Québécois writer Victor-Lévy Beaulieu, known simply as V.L.B. (that's Vay-El-Bay) to his legion fans, promised to burn all the books he'd written (more than seventy and counting) if measures weren't taken to stop a surge of bilingualism in his home territory.

— Macy Halford Back in February, the Québécois writer Victor-Lévy Beaulieu, known simply as V.L.B. (that's Vay-El-Bay) to his legion fans, promised to burn all the books he'd written (more than seventy and counting) if measures weren't taken to stop a surge of bilingualism in his home territory.

But he was unable to stop a surging Senator John McCain, who convinced 88,571 New Hampshire residents to vote for him, giving him 37 percent of the vote and first place.

And when it came time to stop a surging Newt Gingrich, Mr. Romney and his allies had reams of material to challenge Mr. Gingrich's personal and professional behavior, his dalliance with moderate positions and his leadership abilities.

Over a thousand Americans are working today because we stopped a surge in Chinese tires.

He said his administration had already brought cases against China "at twice the rate" of the previous administration, claiming the challenges in the World Trade Organization have "made a difference," in one instance preserving 1,000 American jobs by stopping "a surge in Chinese tires".

In both, Macgregor showed threatening speed but then, when leading the third, she could not stop a winning surge by Tunnicliffe on the last leg.