Sentence examples for begin to lean on from inspiring English sources

It's not difficult to see that networks will begin to lean on their citizens for assistance in news coverage.

Those inquiring friends sometimes mention momentum when we're talking about what's coming next, and here I'd suggest that unless the Royals score in the first two or three innings tonight the weight of last night's mismatch might begin to lean on them a little, not on the visitors.

We fail to protect or support those seen by the state as "social junk" and begin to lean on the side of the oppressor when we forget about the restricted freedoms of those labeled as disposable.

Mrs. Bush increasingly began to lean on her husband to quit drinking, friends say.

Drawn by sympathy and the need for advice, George Eliot soon began to lean on him for affection too.

Indeed, prominent Democrats are beginning to lean on Mr. Bradley to turn things around in March, or step aside.

Now that governments are beginning to lean on big oil as well as on the car companies, the drive towards cleaner transport is likely to pick up speed.

Official sources say that with the presidential campaign moving into high gear in America, the Bush administration has begun to lean on the Pakistani government to capture top al-Qaeda men.

Leaders are beginning to lean on Dublin now to finesse its plans for the border with Northern Ireland in case of a no deal Brexit.

Belts can stretch and begin to lean to one side after frequent use.

After a few days, however, it begins to lean to one side, and the eye on that side begins to migrate to what eventually becomes the top side of the fish.