Sentence examples for they were seized upon from inspiring English sources

Immediately abridged and bowdlerized, they were seized upon by the prosperous young.

All three are the victims of a patriarchal system: They are seized upon for their youth and looks, then used up and forgotten.

All three are the victims of a patriarchal system: they are seized upon for their youth and looks, then used up and forgotten.

"Epilepsy" is a Greek word, meaning "to be seized upon", and the illness has long been viewed as evidence of connection between human and spiritual realms.

Mr. O'Neill's comments, however hedged, are sure to be seized upon by opponents of Mr. Bush's policy both at home and abroad.

The figures were seized upon by John McDonell, Labour's shadow chancellor.

Up to £70m a year could be saved if early opportunities to identify FNOs were seized upon, auditors said.

The changes were seized upon by the British Medical Association (BMA), which had criticised the introduction of the so-called "intelligent monitoring".

"We scored two good goals in open play," said Merrick after two pinpoint crosses were seized upon.

The comments were seized upon, Emanuel suspects, by "bloggers bent on distorting that message and amplifying it".

His work created a sensation, and his ideas were seized upon by Baroque artists, especially from other countries.