Sentence examples for we contained the from inspiring English sources

That is not how we contained the Soviet Union — or Cuba, or North Korea or even Iran in the decades since the 1979 revolution.

"I think we contained the fire completely to the top level.

There is still a lot of work to do but for large parts, we contained the Leicester attack.

"Secular parties also have no influence in the mosques, so we contained the threat of radical groups there and forced them into hiding," he adds.

But if Iran gets the bomb, we are fully capable of containing a nuclear Iran the same way we contained the Soviet Union, which for 50 years had a massive nuclear arsenal pointed our way and whose leader constantly said, "We will bury you". I believe that pointing out who is pushing for war makes it a little less likely war will occur.

Are we containing the clean-up?

"We contain the offender so the victim doesn't have to be contained," Dunne told me.

"I will in no way regret having a late budget if it is the only way we contain the rapid spending that has been too often the story line here up in Albany," Mr. Spitzer said.

"It could be devastating for oyster production in other areas, for instance the south coast, so it's really important that we contain the disease," a spokeswoman for the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science said.

We think that's a more equitable, fairer way of making sure we contain the costs of our welfare system," he said.

We contain the feels without letting it define us.