Sentence examples similar to exerting against from inspiring English sources

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.

His 44percentnt vote, however, was a consid erable victory in view of the pressure exerted against his supporters.

Its strongest effect was exerted against the Gram-positive bacteria with MICs ranging between 6.25 and 15.6 μg/mL.

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.

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

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.

The self-protecting power of each state, therefore, may be rightfully exerted against their introduction, and such exercises of power cannot be considered regulations of commerce prohibited by the constitution.' Bowman v. Chicago &c.

There were concerns that the retaining walls could not indefinitely withstand the force exerted against them by the Hudson River without the kind of lateral bracing that the trade center's basement floors once provided.