Sentence examples for been exercised for from inspiring English sources
Thus, the power of patronage, which had been exercised for generations in provincial noble households, began to lose its political significance as the king's ministers built up their own alternative administrative clienteles.
Like the Stamp Act of the same year, it also was an assertion of British authority over the colonies, in disregard of the fact that troop financing had been exercised for 150 years by representative provincial assemblies rather than by the Parliament in London.
At the end of 2000, he had 5.1 million options that could have been exercised for profits of $257.5 million, and another 1.5 million options that would have been worth another $104.1 million when enough time had passed that they could be exercised -- assuming the share price stayed level.
This traditional control mechanism which had effectively been exercised for years is no longer effective.
We can see from our simple example above that there was a window of time during which Jane's options were "in the money"; where they could have been exercised for a net gain of $3000.
Rarely have 1st Amendment rights been exercised for such vapid and ideologically bankrupt purposes; yet to the Daily Pilot, their drivel was Page One, top of the fold, news.
Many runners find that sprinting is easier after they've already been exercising for a while.
If you have not been exercising for some time, reduce your stress levels by easing into a new exercise program.
