Sentence examples for switched countries from inspiring English sources

Hideki Matsui switched countries.

For the past seven years Fabien Henissart, 40, has switched countries twice a day, crossing the sea and resetting his watch, back and forth.

SPANISH, LESSON 3 Keelhauled in England, Sven Goran Eriksson switched countries, hemispheres and languages when he replaced Hugo Sánchez as coach of Mexico's national team in June.

Unlike many others who have switched countries in the past, she had no family ties with her new homeland and the move drew a swift and sometimes stinging response.

But in a second panel, carved by a different artist and showing the infant Buddha being examined by a sage, we've switched countries and cultures: now we're in a land of turbans, boots and layered outwear.

After the Olympics no one over 21 will be allowed to switch countries.

What I browsed, back then, seemed a serene, rather aristocratic affair, strewn with bright, overtalkative folk who could switch countries at will; one bad marriage didn't make it any the less romantic.

The International Olympic Committee imposes a three-year waiting period for an athlete who switches countries, although it will grant a waiver if the athlete's native Olympic committee and international sports federation give permission.

Some even switch countries midway through treatment, starting in Britain, say, and travelling to Russia, Spain or America at a crucial stage in the proceedings.Related items Medical ethics: Embryonic conundrumMar 9th 2006 Reproductive technology: Not cloningOct 16th 2003Countries known to be permissive soon end up treating lots of foreign patients.

There is also a sense that globalisation suits the elite, who are well-educated and can switch countries in search of the highest salaries, but not the ordinary voters who find themselves competing against Chinese labour costs or eager immigrants and who feel that their culture has been changed without consultation.

Castillo, 22, who plays professionally in Mexico and holds dual Mexican and United States citizenship, said in an interview this week that he planned to use a new FIFA rule that allows players of any age with dual citizenship to switch countries once, so long as they have not appeared in a competitive match for a senior national team.