Sentence examples for exerted he from inspiring English sources

For all the hours toiled, all the leadership exerted, he was thanked for his effort with an unsettling attempt to oust him after he challenged the work practices of the union's executive director, Billy Hunter.

"Basically, it will increase the number of mega-foundations, and I worry that will hurt our democracy because of the influence these institutions will exert," he said.

But even in this select group, Mr. Jobs was noted for the control he exerted and the loyalty he commanded.

He was strongest when he exerted his minimal aesthetic, and when he was at his most provocative.

The women told then of how he exerted such power over them that he persuaded them to play naked before sexually assaulting them.

She also saw that he seemed to be laboring more when he exerted himself.

He also gained repute for the pressure he exerted on Mrs Thatcher over the Westland helicopter crisis, which cost her two cabinet ministers, Michael Heseltine and Leon Brittan.

There's a danger of dehydration when you've been exerting yourself, he said.

"The Cuban advisers are there to exert pressure," he added, "and they often claim to speak on the president's behalf as if they were his emissaries".

"Let's see how it evolves, maybe the main purpose (of the draft resolution) was to exert pressure," he said on Tuesday. .

I felt he should have exerted some leadership, and he never did".