Sentence examples for take steps to turn from inspiring English sources

It is my firm belief that the United States should take steps to turn the Kosovo peacekeeping operation over to our European allies.

But these women, and many more in the tech sector, believe firms – and women themselves – can take steps to turn a potentially difficult workplace around.

If Sri Lanka's next president wants to rule a stable and prosperous country, his first priority should be to take steps to turn military victory into a political settlement that ensures lasting peace.

Once it became clear, however, that he would have to choose between being overridden and breaking his early promise not to raise taxes, he appeared to switch strategies and take steps to turn the situation to his political advantage, say legislators of both parties.

Mr. Musayev said he believed Mr. Makhmudov had been living in plain sight in Chechnya, and had taken steps to turn himself in, which prompted the arrest.

But company executives don't seem outwardly worried by the lackluster growth among those 35 and younger, even as it takes steps to turn them into Harley owners.

The following year, the state convention ratified the Constitution by two votes, but only after Congress took steps to turn Rhode Island into a foreign country and Providence threatened to secede from the state.

— Former President Bill Clinton tried to rebut Republican arguments against the re-election of President Obama in a major speech at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday night, saying Mr. Obama has taken steps to turn around an economy left in shambles by Republicans.

In his four years in office, Mr. Salazar, 57, has taken steps to turn the Interior Department from its traditional focus on mining, forestry and oil and gas development on public lands to a new emphasis on the development of renewable energy.

Myriad other municipalities — from Boulder to Salt Lake City — are all taking steps to turn their city into the new tech-mecca.

Alibaba acquired a controlling stake in Lazada, the Rocket Internet-backed e-commerce company in Southeast Asia, for $1 billion earlier this year, and now it is taking steps to turn the business into the 'emerging market Amazon' that it was originally intended to be.