Sentence examples for were abreast of from inspiring English sources

But announcing the separation now, was, it was suggested, timed to ensure that investors were abreast of the financial implications.

They were abreast of Europe in such fields even ahead in some until the end of the 16th century.

Had she been abreast of the Winnie Mandela story anyway?

Navarro told the Guardian this week: "We have been abreast of these developments in Libya.

"You always think you're abreast of everything concerning the rules, until you run into a guy like Rich, Melvinn said.

Thesiger's caravan was abreast of us now, his horses lurching to a standstill on the execrable track.

"If we had a huge presentation on it and everybody was trying to be abreast of what was going on, it might make things way worse," Bay said.

As a pop singer from the 80s being abreast of politics of religion may not be her forté, but working with an audience should be.

Supposedly, today's bosses are all newly sensitive creatures, and middle management is abreast of the very latest business-ethics compliance practices.

Yes, of course, the European Central Bank (ECB) is abreast of what has been going on in the markets, and "will not hesitate to act" if necessary.

Although the public is unlikely to be abreast of the precise details of the differences between the two systems of regulation, there is clear in-principle support for a system independent of the newspaper industry.