Seizing on this opportunity, Shapur II began a series of attacks into Roman North Mesopotamia.

Seizing its opportunity, the Spartan fleet sailed at once to the Hellespont, the source of Athens ' grain.

Seizing the opportunity Jefferson acted contrary to the lack of an explicit Constitutional authority, and the Federalists criticized him for acting without that authority, but most thought that this opportunity was exceptional and could not be missed.

Seizing an opportunity to deny Jefferson the presidency, most Federalists voted for Burr, giving Burr six of the eight states controlled by Federalists.

Seizing the opportunity, the Greek fleet formed in line and scored a decisive victory, sinking or capturing at least 300 Persian ships.

Seizing the opportunity, the liberals in Parliament began drafting resolutions, complaints, and censures against the king.

Seizing the opportunity to win sympathy with the People, Tiberius dressed in mourning clothes and paraded his children in front of the Assembly, pleading for the protection of him and his kin.

Seizing this opportunity, Masinissa led his Numidian cavalry and charged at the Carthaginian left wing, also composed of Numidian cavalry, and was unknowingly lured off the field.

Seizing the opportunity of Berlin's distraction with the European War ( which would become World War I ) and wanting to expand its sphere of influence in China, Japan declared war on Germany on August 23, 1914, and quickly occupied German-leased territories in China's Shandong Province and the Mariana, Caroline, and Marshall islands in the Pacific Ocean.

Seizing the opportunity to bypass Caen's defences, a mixed mobile force of tanks, infantry and artillery, formed around the 7th Armoured Division's 22nd Armoured Brigade, advanced through the gap in a flanking manoeuvre towards Villers-Bocage.

Seizing the opportunity caused by Johnson's departure from the race, Robert Kennedy then joined in and ran for the nomination on an antiwar platform that drew support from ethnics and blacks.

Seizing an opportunity, Kara Mahmud sent the sultan the heads of an Austrian delegation in 1788, and the Ottomans appointed him governor of Shkodër.

Seizing the opportunity to hobnob with someone from a wealthier class, Babbitt invites the McKelveys to a dinner party.

Seizing the opportunity, the Allied fleet attacked, and scored a decisive victory, sinking or capturing at least 200 Persian ships, therefore ensuring the safety of the Peloponnessus.

Seizing the opportunity to build a coalition with dissident Conservatives, Mercier revived the " Parti National " name for the 1886 Quebec provincial election, and won a majority of seats.

Seizing on the opportunity, McKenzie invented a festival that has been added to over the years.

Seizing the opportunity, Clapton formed a new group, which became Derek and the Dominos.

Seizing the opportunity, Epstein demanded US $ 40, 000 from Capitol to promote the single ( the most the Beatles had ever previously spent on an advertising campaign was US $ 5, 000 ).

Seizing an opportunity to remove his main obstacle to power, Starscream blasted open the cargo hold of the ship taking them back to Cybertron, setting Megatron's damaged body adrift in space.

Seizing the opportunity, the station applied to the FCC for a new call sign, and on April 5, 1981 ( the 126th anniversary of Bates ' founding ), the small college station formally became known as WRBC (" Radio Bates College ").

Seizing this opportunity, Xiong-nu chieftain Liu Yuan and his forces revolted against their Han Chinese overlords.

Seizing the opportunity to both help future travelers and increase the cash available to the migration, nine men under the direction of Thomas Grover were left behind to construct and operate a ferry at that location.

" Seizing this opportunity, the two men introduce their wives.

Seizing on this opportunity, the Academy ordered the printing to stop and the already printed copies destroyed, so that it could print a revised edition, in which Benveniste's article was labeled a mere " right of reply "-downgraded from the status of an article.

Seizing the Russian State, however, meant that they had to defend the interests of that State ; and the rights of stateless nations thus became anathema.

Seizing the airport surveillance tapes, the FBI claimed they were able to identify the car of Mohamed Atta at the airport, ostensibly waiting to pick up Qahtani.

Seizing this opportunity within the confusion, hundreds of Florentine Ghibellines attacked their Guelph compatriots as the main Sienese army charged, and the Florentines were routed, pursued by their enemies as they fled.

Seizing this first and tenuous possibility, the President's forecastle bow chasers fired the first shot of the war, by Rodgers himself, with two more almost immediately following.

Seizing the initiative in the early afternoon, Gronau's two divisions attacked with light artillery and infantry into the gathering Sixth Army and pushed it back into a defensive posture before the planned allied assault for the following day, but the threat to the French offensive by Kluck's wheeled First Army in this preliminary Battle of the Ourcq () ignored the allied forces advancing against his right flank, and was later reduced both by the arrival of the taxicab reinforcements from Paris and orders for Kluck to retreat to the Aisne River, delivered by Moltke's staff officer, Oberstleutnant Richard Hentsch.

Seizing her chance for company that night, she welcomes him inside and the two reminisce on old times.

Seizing this opportunity, the Asuras led by Bali waged war against the gods.

Seizing the opportunity, Zhang Liao led several thousand cavalry to surprise attack Sun Quan, while Li Dian volunteered to break the bridge which connected the northern and southern part of the ford.

Seizing the chance, the duo's U. S. producer, Tom Wilson, inspired by the Byrds ' hugely popular electric versions of Bob Dylan songs, used Dylan's studio band ( who had collaborated with him on his landmark hit " Like a Rolling Stone " that year ) to dub electric guitars, bass and drums onto the original " Sound of Silence " track, and released it as a single, backed with " We've Got a Groovy Thing Goin '".

Seizing control of the planet, Paul Atreides intensifies this form of hydraulic despotism by asserting control over both the Landsraad and Spacing Guild, as well as other factions in the universe.

Seizing on the distinctly postmodern techniques of digression, narrative fragmentation and elaborate symbolism, and strongly influenced by the works of Thomas Pynchon, David Foster Wallace began his writing career with The Broom of the System, published to moderate acclaim in 1987.

* ” Seizing your Future ,” MCB interviewed by AARP.

Seizing the advantage presented by the infighting, the Qing dispatched their navy with Shi Lang at the head, destroying the Zheng fleet at the Penghu Islands.

* A striking painting depicting one of the most important moments of the July Revolution: The Seizing of the Louvre, 29 July 1830, by Jean-Louis Bézard

Seizing Waldman by the throat, he proceeded to strangle the old man to death.

Seizing lands from the local population by conquest and colonizing them with incoming Russian peasants, the Stroganovs developed farming, hunting, saltworks, fishing, and ore mining in these areas.

Seizing the bridle, he tugged with all his might and forced Katie to her knees.

Seizing the youngest but only surviving of Saul's sons, Ish-bosheth, Abner set him up as king over Israel at Mahanaim, east of the Jordan.

Seizing on this action and the popular unrest it engendered, the army forced the president to resign on May 10, 1950.

Seizing upon a power vacuum after the Soviets withdrew from Afghanistan after their invasion, the Taliban assumed the role of government from 1996 – 2001.

Seizing power on 1 April 1941, the nationalist government of Prime Minister Rashid Ali repudiated the Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of 1930 and demanded that the British abandon their military bases and withdraw from the country.

Image: Pizarro Seizing the Inca of Peru. jpg | Pizarro Seizing the Inca of Peru ( 1846 ), Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Image: Benjamin Seizes Daughter of Shiloh. jpg | The Tribe of Benjamin Seizing the Daughters of Shiloh ( 1847 )

Seizing on this weakness, and a discontent with the British South Africa Company, the Ndebele revolted during March 1896 in what is now celebrated in Zimbabwe as the First War of Independence, the First Chimurenga, but it is better known to most of the world as the Second Matabele War.

Seizing his chance, the crazed sniper tries to kill Navin, but fails, hitting the oil cans in the station window and a soft-drink machine.

Seizing their chance, the Manchus crossed the Great Wall after Ming border general Wu Sangui opened the gates at Shanhai Pass, and quickly overthrew Li's short-lived Shun Dynasty.