Sentence examples for before seeking to from inspiring English sources

This means waiting until the wall of water arrives before seeking to contain it; a perfect formula for disappointment.

Russia and China are now economic and military players in the region like never before, seeking to exclude the U.S. and its allies.

However, he said, members must think carefully before seeking to oust sitting MPs.

Because neither has ever married, Mr. Schechter and Mr. Schildkrout felt they needed to investigate the institution before seeking to reform it.

Isis is fighting on all fronts, although it has been known to temporarily work with Islamist rivals in large-scale advances before seeking to wrest control.

Failure would provide 10th graders with an early warning system about the knowledge and skills they need to master in high school before seeking to enroll in college.

But then the court has never before sought to indict a serving head of state.

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) called Obamacare "the law of the land" last Thursday, before quickly seeking to clarify that he still favored repealing it.

Mr. Powell expressed regret over the number of impediments put before foreigners seeking to visit the United States.

For it made a mistake that countless satirists have made before: in seeking to expose a problem, it only made it worse.

Later that month, McConnell appeared before congressional committees, seeking to make the provisional Protect America Act a permanent law.