Sentence examples for to remain seized from inspiring English sources

DECIDES to remain seized of the matter.

At the conclusion of its resolution warning Saddam Hussein that this was his last chance (softened by the French delegate to "final opportunity"), the United Nations Security Council used the magic words beloved by all users of diplolingo: it "decides to remain seized of the matter".

The intensity of interest surrounding the new disclosures underscored how much Americans remain seized by the Sept. 11 attacks.

But while they did not tell him outright not to run, he said, they remained "seized by the inaccurate zero-sum mentality" of a presidential field of just two candidates.

Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

Decides, in the event of non-compliance with this resolution, including unauthorized transfer of chemical weapons, or any use of chemical weapons by anyone in the Syrian Arab Republic, to impose measures under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter; 22. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

It says: Decides, in the event of non-compliance with this resolution, including unauthorized transfer of chemical weapons, or any use of chemical weapons by anyone in the Syrian Arab Republic, to impose measures under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter... Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

Indeed, Security Council Resolution 2254, to which the cable refers, nowhere authorizes the use of military force, and ends with the words, "[The Security Council] decides to remain actively seized of the matter".

And his decision to remain in Cuba after Fidel Castro seized power in 1959 had dire consequences.

His decision to remain in Cuba after Fidel Castro seized power in 1959 had dire consequences, yet he is an icon of baseball culture there, having helped to develop young players well into his 80s.

Beirut's Daily Star claimed that journalist Fidaa Itani has been freed from house arrest but has chosen to remain in Syria after reportedly being seized by rebels.