Sentence examples for directing efforts to from inspiring English sources

The army is directing efforts to save Ms. Yousafzai, who is on a ventilator.

"In that role, he took the lead in planning and directing efforts to murder innocent Americans," Obama said.

Mr. Wray went on to serve as head of the criminal division from 2003 to 2005, directing efforts to deal with corporate fraud scandals and political investigations.

The suit accuses senior executives at Entercom, the nation's fifth-biggest radio chain, of directing efforts to extract improper payments from record companies and independent promoters, who are middlemen hired to pitch songs.

Earlier in the year, the US government officially accused Russia of directing efforts to disrupt the election process, interfere with electronic voting machinery, spread disinformation, and generally discredit and confuse the democratic system.

But the commission was also responding to allegations that state and corporate officials had manipulated the procurement process, with influential lobbying firms directing efforts to ensure that Parsons could meet the specifications and would be the sole bidder.

Still, the key is to be flexible, to direct efforts to fit the particular circumstances.

He also directed efforts to save books damaged by floods in Florence, Italy, in 1966 and in Lisbon the next year.

Kris Carpenter, who directs efforts to record Web pages at the Internet Archive, is enthusiastic about the new tool.

Urey served on various advisory committees for the Manhattan Project and directed efforts to separate the isotopes with several techniques, including gaseous diffusion.

America and the rest of the world should direct efforts to that end and can play a useful role as mediators.