Sentence examples for attempting to exercise from inspiring English sources
The question, however, is whether such programs will work for everyone or whether there are people who, for genetic reasons, simply do not respond, growing frail despite attempting to exercise.
"Wang Youcai and Rebiya Kadeer are two examples of individuals imprisoned for attempting to exercise their basic freedoms of speech and assembly in China," Josh Cartin, a spokesman for the United States Embassy here said Friday.
Set some ground rules I was once accused by a cold caller of attempting to "exercise power" over him, just because I wanted to get answers to certain questions before I went on to the "questionnaire".
At another, an Army major in civilian clothes who was attempting to exercise some kind of authority told us he was worried because fighters were pushing forward from Ras Lanuf, and he had intelligence that Qaddafi's troops were massing for a counterattack; they might come back via a desert road and cut them off from the rear.
Those seeking to manage their bodyweight use a variety of strategies, but the most common approaches involve attempting to exercise more and/or consume fewer calories.
In other words, attempting to exercise normative competence (that is, to promote autonomy) relative to the prevailing norms entails adopting a set of norms that is oppressive to oneself.
Attempt to exercise your responsibilities and your career suffers.
Childeric was the last Merovingian to attempt to exercise authority, but he lacked political ability.
She said for a couple of years during the winter months she had attempted to exercise her creativity by running an informal restaurant in their home.
The new guy at MMS will attempt to exercise oversight, Congress will hold more hearings, but in reality we have given over the Gulf to British Petroleum.
