Sentence examples for exert against from inspiring English sources
'exert against' is correct and usable in written English
It is used to describe the action or effort of resisting or opposing something. For example: "The protesters exerted their strength against the oppressive government."
Students in 11th grade were asked to calculate how much force a frog would exert against a river bank while leaping off.
Pre-election periods are generally volatile; Le Pen's arguments will have been given a boost by the vote across the Channel, increasing the pressure she can exert against the weak presidency of François Hollande.
And when it comes to strength, an isokinetic dynamometer calculates how much strength you can exert against a lever moving at a constant speed – this provides a better picture of how strength changes at different joint angles.
And yes, although the farther we go back the smaller is the demos with any power to exert against the state, the same argument can be made for the Magna Carta, too.
This fact may be due to the protective effect that these genes exert against the ethanol that is being accumulated and which is not initially present in the hydrolysate.
The pressure produced by the motion of the ship is exerted against one face of a diaphragm; that produced by the pump is exerted against the other.
"The word Kosovo is being frequently used in pressures exerted against our country," he said.
The violence exerted against Joan, and her grim struggle with political opponents, now has an added resonance.
The amount of fluid inside these pipes — the volume — determines the pressure exerted against the walls of the pipes.
Windows will be tested to ensure that they are operable, meaning that no undue pressure is being exerted against the frames.
The force of the moving water is exerted against the paddles, and the consequent rotation of the wheel is transmitted to machinery via the shaft of the wheel.
