Sentence examples for welcomed action from inspiring English sources

Republican bigwigs welcomed action against IS while grumbling that the president had waited too long.

While they welcomed action against abuses by the Islamists, some expressed concern that the Malian Army, humiliated by the loss of half the country, would be bent on revenge.

Today, the White House halfheartedly welcomed action by federal regulators to impose throughout the West a system that looks and smells a lot like price caps -- though the White House said it was something different.

The White House said Mr Obama had told the congressional leaders he welcomed action from Congress in support of the effort and pledged "continuing extensive consultation".

It welcomed actions so far by the ECB and said it was reassuring the central bank had expressed willingness to do more if inflation remains too low.

We should welcome action, but we should also set minimal entry points for businesses who choose to sign up.

Throughout the day of the announcement, as the Refugees Welcome action petered out, our crowd of volunteers flooded into the streets joyously – recalling highlights of the campaign and hopes for the future.

"While we welcome action by the House on student loans, we have concerns about an approach that both fails to guarantee low rates for students on July 1 and asks too many of them to bear the burden of deficit reduction through unaffordable rates," said the statement, from a spokesman, Matt Lehrich.

On young people's initiatives, including extending the YoZone where discounted fares are valid, the commission's chair Ruth Redfern, late of our sadly-abolished Yorkshire Forward, welcomes action as showing to a generation discovering democracy that consultation is not just a talking shop.

Ford Motor Company welcomes action to provide emergency funding to GM and Chrysler.

Vince Cable has said he would welcome action "to plug a loophole" exempting foreigners from paying capital gains tax on second homes.