Sentence examples for exerted to try from inspiring English sources

But perhaps most disturbing of all the similarities is the financial and political muscle that both industries have exerted to try and protect their profits, at the expense of our health.

SSD patients were significantly less likely than controls to exert effort to try to re-view pleasant stimuli but were not significantly less likely to work to avoid unpleasant stimuli.

I had been alone sitting in that lake, stuck in a vacuum, exerting energy to try to change the force of direction over and over again.

Washington has remained adamant on that point, but Arab and European nations still deal with Mr. Arafat, and are expected to try to exert at least some pressure on him.

To exert pressure and to try to keep the United States out of the civil war, in August Marshall imposed an embargo on further shipment of U.S. arms to China.

Around the country, reactionary forces continue to exert their considerable power to try to muzzle worker voice.

Pakistan helped create the Taliban in the 1990s to try to exert some control over Afghanistan.

Emboldened by their early victories and strong in numbers, the newest lawmakers will almost certainly continue to try to exert their influence.

"As Asian countries and petro states get rich, they certainly have the money to try to exert influence," said Kenneth S. Rogoff, professor of politics and public policy at Harvard.

As Maricopa grew, a coalition of farmers and newcomers decided that they wanted to try to exert some control over the town's expansion.

It was not immediately clear why Southeastern acquired Class B shares if it did not intend to try to exert influence in the company.