Sentence examples for exert against a from inspiring English sources

Students in 11th grade were asked to calculate how much force a frog would exert against a river bank while leaping off.

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.

When physical force was exerted against a chordamesodermal explant with a glass needle at an angle similar to that created in the explant, or migrating chordamesodermal cells crawled beneath a silicone block, intracellular calcium elevation was frequent and cell polarization was induced.

Motor abilities are also influenced by strength, of which there are several kinds, including static strength (pressure measured in pounds exerted against an immovable object) and dynamic strength (moving the limbs with force).

The first of these are the deflected thrust type, in which large propellers exert thrust against a wing deflected into a broad arc.

Natural derived enmein-type diterpenoids exert cytotoxicity against a wide range of human cancer cells.

As a result of the United States diplomatic cables leak in 2010, it was revealed that US diplomats had become concerned with cooperation between Norway and Sweden on the topic of the Gripen, and had sought to exert pressure against a Norwegian purchase of the aircraft.

The systolic number represents the pressure that blood exerts against the walls of an artery following a heart beat or contraction.

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.

Circumstances, Mangini said, dictated that the Jets not try a quarterback sneak or hand the ball to Jones and let him exert his will against a defense that was missing four starters because of injuries.

Osmotic regulation is the maintenance of the normal concentration of the body fluids; i.e., the total concentration of all dissolved substances (solutes) that would exert osmotic pressure against a membrane impermeable to them.