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I seized on an extraordinary statement which had not appeared in the English edition.

The Mombasa-based East African Seafarers' Assistance Program said the Ukrainian ship, sailing under a Belize flag, was seized on Thursday.

Mr. Fuld's comment that he wasn't aware of the repo transactions was seized on by lawmakers who pressed Mr. Valukas about the matter.

Yet it owes more to the alacrity with which they, before any other community, seized on the opportunities of migrant labour.

His Serbian opponent seized on the opening as he took five points in a row to hold four match points at 6-2.

Russian Embassy workers were seized on Saturday in a affluent area near a prominent social club that was safe a year ago.

At the beginning, when they had met in the deserted planetarium among the dunes, he had seized on Karen Novotny's presence.

He does not specify which US agency is implementing policies to weaken the dollar, but his words are likely to be seized on by Fed critics.

The swap was first seized on as bearish, as some claimed it could lead to the BIS selling the metal on the market in the case of a default.

The Taliban seized on the shooting, describing it as "genocide" and pledging to help victims' families take revenge on the US.

China bulls have seized on this as evidence of a maturing market, where more rational pricing prevails.

Many seized on her account as further evidence that the BBC has been biased against Israel for years.

The other part of his record seized on by critics , especially Democrats, is his support for two rounds of tax cuts .

Beyond the behavior the sculpture triggers, critics have seized on the subject's lack of connection with the city.

Not surprisingly, Republicans seized on this as evidence that their strategy and views have been vindicated.

However, the opposition LDP immediately seized on the postponement as a further sign of Mr Hatoyama's indecision and lack of leadership.

Marketers seized on Malcolm Gladwell's " Law of the Few , " his suggestion That rare, highly connected people shape the world .

Congressional Democrats seized on those comments, including Delaware's Joe Biden - the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Democrats seized on the words "loyalty to the president" : an attorney's foremost duty is to the law, not his boss's boss.

Israel, to its credit, has seized on recent events to transfer money to the Abbas regime and start the release of Palestinian prisoners.

Interestingly, all major brands of gasoline have detergents in them; Chevron has just seized on it as a source of differentiation.

Fans hungry for the missing Millennium novels have seized on the legal drama surrounding them as a substitute.

Dr Ebadi's lawyer in Tehran, Nasrin Sotoudeh, said that the medal was seized on the order of a judge at the Tehran Revolutionary Court.

None of the e-mails seized on by sceptics shows manipulation of the science itself.

Doctors seized on them to look inside living bodies and, later, engineers used them to examine the interiors of mechanical components.

Mr De Gucht has seized on the notion of a case initiated by Brussels as a way to shield companies.

Opposition politicians have seized on King's warning to embarrass Brown as he prepares to host the G20 summit.

France suffered humiliation in Tunisia, but seized on the Libyan revolt to set matters straight.

Meanwhile, newspapers seized on the news that British film actress and producer Elizabeth Hurley is expecting a baby.

Many more bloggers mocked the executives who had seized on his findings for being surprised by what their own children could have told them.

In response to high gasoline prices, he seized on a proposal that proved resonant with voters: expanding oil drilling offshore.

As the familiar sound broke forth, the old passion seized on Toad and completely mastered him, body and soul.

In postdebate appearances on Wednesday, both the president and Mr. Romney seized on what they saw as their opponents' deficiencies.

She was seized on a Milan station platform by two Gestapo agents.

Critics inevitably seized on the lack of concrete proposals for evidence that nothing of substance was achieved.

Some commentators have seized on the riots in Russia in December as evidence that it is already on its way out.

With subsidies a political nonstarter, solar businesses seized on a different approach.

However, critics have seized on the minimal rewards for the average provider as evidence of exploitation.

Any hint at incompetence would be seized on, however absurdly, as racism.

To the extent that Western firms have seized on the growth of the internet in China, it has often been as a marketing tool.

Saudi Arabia's chief climate negotiator seized on the Climategate emails to ridicule the idea of man-made global warming.

The Obama administration seized on those numbers to argue that its stimulus spending plan was gradually working.

Green enthusiasts have seized on this to argue that 30% could be had today for little more than 20% was had then.

Republicans seized on the data to challenge the Obama administration's claim that its fiscal stimulus was working.

House Democrats seized on the Senate action to demand Republican leaders schedule a vote in their chamber.

They seized on the ship and imprisoned the crew .

Mr Lansley seized on this proposal and presented it as "a £ 20, 000 death tax, compulsory, regardless of whether you need care" .

The Progress Party, which has the support of roughly a quarter of the electorate, has seized on these complaints.

Yesterday the EU seized on the WTO report as vindication of its criticism.

Corporate reformers immediately seized on the crisis as yet more proof of their arguments.

Companies, too, have long seized on the power of culinary secrets.

We seized on his remark and regarded it as a promise.

David Horowitz, the conservative firebrand, is among those who have seized on the feminist-hawk position.

Thai navy officers display Bengal tigers, leopards, and pangolins seized on the Mekong River near the Thailand-Laos border on Jan.

The Conservatives seized on the borrowing figures, saying they showed the extent of the debt crisis under the present government.

She seized on my suggestion and began work immediately.

However, online climate change skeptics have seized on the data as proof that global warming is a hoax.

In another development Monday, South Korea demanded that North Korea release a 7-man fishing boat crew and their vessel, seized on Sunday.

others have seized on his recent tirades about Al Qaeda and President Obama.

Mind throwing garbage on a layer of dust and Mongolia were seized on a refuse Tim a clean soul.

She was seized on a cluster will, you can seize a few people!

He seized on any chance of making things difficult for his enemies.

Business, labor, and environmental groups have also seized on the concept.

MTV, which had hitherto rarely aired black acts, seized on the album's singles such as Billie Jean and Beat It and played them to death.

He quickly seized on a flaw in His opponent's argument.

Its founder, Bill Gates, had seized on the importance of dominating the internal operating software that made the personal computer work.

she had always wanted to go to canada , so she seized on the offer of a free trip.

Intellectuals of the moderate left seized on the Rawlsian approach.

Rutherfold seized on the results of Geiger and Marsden and interpreted them correctly .

She had always wanted to go to Paris, so she seized on the offer of a free trip.

Opponents of the scheme seized on the report.

The event was seized on by the daily press reporters.

He seized on the rain as an excuse for not attending school.

Bob seized on the rain as an excuse for missing school.

Mr Ozawa seized on the Indian Ocean operations as a means to topple the government.

Speech is easy to be seized, seized on the spot, hum!

The government claims that some of its vehicles were seized on June 10th.

The boy seized on the rain as an excuse for missing school.

The exchange has been seized on by pro-regime media as a demonstration of the leader's tolerance.

It has seized on natural disasters, such as earthquakes, to play an active civil-defence role.

Riding high: The drug trade flourishes in border towns such as Tachilek, where 2 million amphetamine pills were seized on March 11.

Since her election last year she has seized on the issue.

built-art laboratories seized on raw materials into the factory, the factory products rigorous testing to ensure product quality;

Last year alone, the WWF says, over 20 tonnes of elephant ivory was seized on ships en route to Asia