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Example sentences for "steps were"

  • Now that irritation was manifested at Red River, steps were taken by private parties from the United States to fan the flame.

  • Steps were taken by the Hudson's Bay Company to obtain compensation from the United States authorities.

  • At Norway House, at the meeting of the Governor and officers of that year, steps were taken to explore the Arctic Coast.

  • Steps were taken by the British Government to organize the new colony.

  • Steps were taken to revise the international regulations dealing with collisions.

  • In compliance with this advice, steps were taken to interest Tsunayoshi in letters, and he became so attached to this class of study that even when sick he found solace in his books.

  • Steps were taken by the Board to endow the fourth professorship in the College.

  • Steps were taken to have the above clause stricken out by the Legislature.

  • Steps were taken to build new houses for two Professors.

  • In January 1917 steps were taken to introduce into the Heavy Branch some system of signalling in spite of the many difficulties, the chief of which were: (i) No personnel other than the tank crews could be obtained.

  • Steps were at once taken to find such a ground, and eventually Thetford in Norfolk was visited and Lord Iveagh’s estate at Elveden selected.

  • Steps were, at the same time, taken to strengthen the Army of Occupation by sending two additional battalions from the United Kingdom.

  • Seeing that the Dervish attack was impending, steps were taken to meet the emergency.

  • Steps were taken to close the mill against the crowd of idle visitors; and Boulton shortly after reported that “the manufacturing of Bubbles and new schemes is removed from the Mill to a private Lodging.

  • No steps were taken to introduce the invention to practical use; but it occurred to Watt that the same object might be better effected by employing the ordinary engine for the purpose, with certain modifications.

  • Mattheissen and the Harvey and Sherwood families settled here, steps were taken to build a larger edifice.

  • Steps were taken to ensure that Mary should not make her escape from imprisonment, and Bothwell who had fled to the Orkneys was forced to escape to Denmark, where he died in 1578.

  • At the beginning of 1531 steps were taken to prepare the way for royal supremacy.

  • In the autumn of 1717, steps were taken to establish a post office in the two colonies, and to connect them with the other colonies.

  • Time was not kept, and though the colonies complained, it appears that no steps were taken to ensure the fulfilment of the contract with suitable vessels.

  • Recognizing the need of less obstructed traffic with Cuba and Puerto Rico, and met by the desire of Spain to succor languishing interests in the Antilles, steps were taken to attain those ends by a treaty of commerce.

  • As soon as Simpson and Fraser had sufficiently recovered, steps were taken to get the insensible thief from his den.

  • The rest of the Scouts returned to the camp, when, under Atherton's directions, steps were taken to keep Tassh under observation.

  • After the suppression of that rebellion and the deportation of the Granadine Moriscos to other parts of Castile, steps were taken to prevent their return and to keep them under surveillance.

  • The necessity for extended and improved systems of irrigation being shown, steps were taken in both directions.

  • Everywhere in and around the city, steps were taken to maintain due observance of respect towards buildings dedicated to purposes of “religion” or philosophy.

  • The Boys' Grammar School also continued to increase, and about 1910 steps were taken to obtain a larger site and a modern building.

  • Steps were taken to adapt these type-high columns to the Applegath Presses, then worked with polygonal chases.

  • But no steps were taken to introduce it into practical use.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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