Sentence examples for were seized upon from inspiring English sources

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

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

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

"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.

Tasty facts can be seized upon.

Unsurprisingly, it was seized upon.

Precedent is seized upon by both sides.

The moment is there to be seized upon.

There is an opportunity here that should be seized upon.