The most trifling of essayists and most unmemorable of poetasters are seized upon to serve as subjects for doctoral dissertations, and be published subsequently .
Any excuse to celebrate an anniversary is seized upon and milked for all it is worth.
Not normally superstitious, Chloe and I seized upon a host of details, however trivial, as confirmation of what intuitively we already felt: that we had been destined for one another.
My mind suddenly seized upon the notion that this was a Saturday the busiest day on the bridge and here we sat.
That hopeful thought, which found its way into the original script of Peter Jackson's recent re-make of “King Kong”, might be seized upon by today's beleaguered entertainment industry.
Some of these churches, run by unscrupulous preachers and self-appointed prophets, have seized upon the fears of the population and are offering exorcism services at exorbitant costs.
Amid thevacuum of information in China,any hint of bad news is likely to be seized upon.
