Sentence examples for claimed to be seeking from inspiring English sources
Like Francis Bacon, Whewell claimed to be seeking a "middle way" between pure rationalism and ultra-empiricism.
Both Michael Richards and Paula Deen claimed to be seeking help after using slurs.
Yet unlike the evil empire of Star Wars or the ruthless aliens of Independence Day, the U.S. military never claimed to be seeking total control (or destruction) of the lands it invaded, nor did it claim to desire the total annihilation of their populations (unless you count the "carpet bombing" fantasies of wannabe Sith Lord Ted Cruz).
That they did not do so seems to have handicapped them: since the weddings have already begun, the state can't really claim to be seeking to preserve the status quo by stopping them.
In Europe and Britain there is a growing feeling that Israel is not serious in claiming to be seeking Palestinian recognition of Israel as a Jewish state after Yasser Arafat recognised Israel in the Oslo agreement in 1993.
From what I understand, the Canadian government assumes that American applicants older than a certain age even American applicants who may claim to be seeking asylum from a country in danger of being taken over by an egomaniacal windbag actually want to move to Canada in order to take advantage of the single-payer health-care system that they have spent years disparaging.
Mr. Sheridan said that in 1978, when he was a Delbarton student, the monk, claiming to be seeking information for another student, gave him a written list of questions ranging from the mundane, like where to go for a first date, to the sexual, about thoughts on masturbation, for example.
Some governments that arrest bloggers and limit their access to the internet may claim to be seeking security but they are taking the wrong path, she asserted.
More often, people fleeing from Africa or the Middle East are detained at the border and sent to Bousmantsi, even if they claim to be seeking asylum.
Active managers often claim to be seeking an advantage by holding stocks that are cheaper than similar companies or their historic valuations.
