Sentence examples for exerted what from inspiring English sources

Last year, during the orchestra's search for a new president, Mr. Vanska exerted what many viewed as undue influence on the appointment of Tony Woodcock, then the president of the Oregon Symphony.

Then a thought which came to him — that soon the tide would be running in through the estuaries and his head would be submerged — inspired him to fearful activity; he wriggled and turned and exerted what strength he could (though his left arm, because of the pain in his shoulder, was useless), and before long he had freed himself from the vise.

On a recent afternoon, these diners sternly exerted what power they had, demanding of the wait staff: glasses of water with ice, but not too much ice; bread that was warm not cold; half a salad; a handful more potatoes; more lemon.

In a motion to dismiss the charges, the defence teams say the language used by the current and former presidents has exerted what is known in military law as "unlawful influence" on the case.

Contact was steady, if irregular, between the SWP and the British Trotskyists, with the result that the Americans exerted what influence they had to encourage the Workers International Leaguee into the International through a fusion with the Revolutionary Socialist League, a union that had been requested by the Emergency Conference.

Each attempt to exert what little leverage Palestinians possess has been thwarted or has proved ineffective.

Judging from its recent signals, China should be exerting what influence it can to prevent a new test.

Republicans now routinely draw out debate on what used to be formalities, in order to exert what Mr. McConnell would describe as leverage to "shape" objectionable measures.

Western nations have a role, too, Mr. Lavrov said, in exerting what influence they have on the Free Syrian Army, the main armed insurgent group, to halt the fighting.

It allows the advanced regions of the brain, the domains that lie high and forward, to exert what is termed executive function.

They said the operator, Mr. Bleidner, was most likely trying to spare more lives by exerting what little control he had from the cab as the crane toppled over more than a city block.