Sentence examples for stroke from inspiring English sources

"At a stroke, this would make the implied cuts for non-protected departments and welfare slightly more plausible (if still very severe), mark an 'end to austerity' by the middle of the parliament and soften (at the margins) the pressure on the Bank to keep monetary policy on the floor".

I recently lost my son to a major stroke just before his 37th birthday.

Mario Mandzukic pulled a goal back in the 29th minute, following up a Tiago effort to head home, before Atlético squandered a chance for a second on the stroke of halftime.

In a stroke of inspired creativity, Occupy activists repurposed Amazon's existing e-commerce and fulfillment infrastructure, in the form of a wedding registry, to funnel donated goods to the distribution centre they had set up in a Brooklyn church.

When I looked in the mirror and saw the downward droop of my mouth I realised I'd had a stroke".

Seven months after his stroke he can now function from day to day but walks slowly and with a limp.

I, for instance, remember being very tearful in hospital, a common side-effect of a stroke.

My grandmother, an indomitable woman, had suffered a stroke, which I associated with something that happened to older people.

His boss, Jeremy Hunt, announced ambitions to reduce premature mortality from cancer, heart disease, stroke and respiratory and liver diseases in 2013.

Sandow also missed a penalty shot on the stroke of half-time.

Cook passed the record of Gooch with an uncharacteristic stroke, a square drive off the front foot against Southee, which sped to the boundary.