Sentence examples for direct exercise from inspiring English sources

For one thing, it leaves out half the population, since for most of American history women were excluded from the direct exercise of political power.

Most obvious was the military's loss of the monopoly it had held on the direct exercise of governmental authority for nearly 50 years.

The growth of the power of central and regional governments permitted the enforcement of peasant-landlord contracts without the need for peasant servility, and the final abandonment of labour services on demesnes removed the need for the direct exercise of labour discipline on the peasantry.

She could pull strings, she could utter numberless quiet words in favourably disposed ears, she could make one hell of a fuss on her employer's behalf, but when it came down to it the only direct exercise of authority in which she could engage was to ensure that certain words were printed on pieces of newspaper.

This study did not provide direct exercise supervision or an objective measure of the work performed during exercise.

Next month, Gen. Tommy R. Franks will direct exercises at Al Udeid with 600 officers from the military's Central Command in Florida in what analysts say is a dry run for using the base as the command post for an invasion of Iraq.

If, however, metabolic responses to cold are dependent on a behavioural trigger such as physical activity, the reduction in daily energy use in sedentary animals would be twofold, firstly resulting from a lack of direct exercise-related energy use, and secondly resulting from a muted metabolic response to cold.

William Allen White, a paragon of Progressivism, stated the movement's credo memorably, and revealingly: "We believed faithfully that if we could only change the environment of the under dog, give him a decent kennel, wholesome food, regular baths, properly directed exercise, cure his mange and abolish his fleas, and put him in the blue-ribbon class, all would be well".

Conclusion: The directed exercise program had a positive impact for most of the variables of the study.

Our aim was to prospectively investigate the impact of increased physical activity, relating PAEE to glycemic control recorded by continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in women with type 1 diabetes in their second trimester of pregnancy through data collected during a period of directed exercise under controlled conditions and during normal (free-living) activity.

To help Anderson, Manners gave her directing exercises, such as making a list of shots for every scene.