Therefore, seize this day!
The rebels threatened to seize civilian hostages.
We should seize the opportunity to counterattack.
It may seize up and spatter and generally be disagreeable.
His ambition to seize power is known to all.
He wanted to seize the baby and throttle it.
He would seize upon any excuse to justify himself.
They seize the drugs and arrest the people on the boats.
But how strange it was that the creative instinct should seize upon this dull stockbroker.
In a climate of political unrest, a dictator can often seize power.
Discovery is trying to seize a similar first-mover advantage in high-definition television.
They recognize the power of their own minds; they seize that power and direct it toward what ever they choose.
The mortal blow to the Round Table ws given by Sir Modred, who tried to seize Arthur’s power.
As for the army, it appears unwilling to seize power itself, as it has repeatedly done in the past.
Large MOBS of half-starved and vindictive townsmen descended on villages to seize food from farmers accused of hoarding.
However, failure to seize this opportunity to train them more effectively for the workplace, and to be active citizens, could lead to widespread disillusionment and social tensions.
But when Iran did not seize the opportunity that we offered, we backed up our words on the other track of our engagement strategy with the sanctions.
Along the way, he encounters a giant eagle and serpent beholden to the god Utu and struggles against incredible odds to seize upon the magical plant.
Mr Bakiyev's departure aggravated the anxieties felt by both of the peoples there: that in a vacuum, the other side would seize power.
I send him against a godless nation, I dispatch him against a people who anger me, to seize loot and snatch plunder, and to trample them down like mud in the streets.
China must seize the first-mover advantage to get on board - the central bank would be a sinner of the whole nation if other countries moved ahead while China lagged behind.
These are the resources that we need to seize the initiative, while building the Afghan capacity that can allow for a responsible transition of our forces out of Afghanistan.
The US is relying on new powers given to regulators to seize and break up institutions that they deem to be in trouble, as well as insisting on Banks preparing their own "living wills".
In this case, one nation - which need not be a large and rich industrialised country - could seize the initiative on global climate, making it extremely difficult for other powers to restrain it.
