Definitions:
pursue a strategy = eine Strategie verfolgen
http://www.dict.cc/english-german/to+pursue+a...embark:v.tr.
1. To cause to board a vessel or aircraft: stopped to embark passengers.
2. To enlist (a person or persons) or invest (capital) in an enterprise.
v.intr.
1. To go aboard a vessel or aircraft, as at the start of a journey.
2. To set out on a venture; commence: embark on a world tour.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/embarkintransitive verb
1 : to go on board a vehicle for transportation
2 : to make a start
transitive verb
1 : to cause to go on board (as a boat or airplane)
2 : to engage, enlist, or invest in an enterprise
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=embarkpursue:transitive verb
1 : to follow in order to overtake, capture, kill, or defeat
2 : to find or employ measures to obtain or accomplish : SEEK
3 : to proceed along
4 a : to engage in b : to follow up or proceed with
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Google:
"embark on a strategy" = 741 hits
"embark on the strayegy" = 54 hits
"pursue a strategy" = 119,000 hits
"pursue the strategy" = 19,900 hits
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Examples:
"'We need to pursue a strategy that is going to accomplish the reasonable objectives, and allow us to have strategic flexibility. Not only is it a message, but it's a method to improve the security there and around the globe.'"
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/20..."Unless the council decides to pursue a strategy that leans heavily on new sources of revenue, Corvallis residents are looking at the second round of budget reductions in the last several years."
http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2007/03/..."Israel should pursue a strategy of "open nuclear deterrence" towards Iran if international attempts to curtail Teheran's nuclear ambitions fail, a London think tank argues in a report to be released Monday."
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?c=JPAr...
