Sentence examples for gain some sort from inspiring English sources

"It's not about teaching or going over your concept — it's trying to gain some sort of confidence, in themselves and collectively as a team".

So obviously when George came around we felt like, 'Well, this is just another guy who's trying to gain some sort of benefit off us'.

In a series of short scenes separated by blackouts the doctor becomes increasingly rattled as he tries to gain some sort of upper hand over his ostensible patient, who keeps rebuffing his earnest inquiries with sardonic gags.

It is absurd to imply that either side could gain some sort of strategic advantage in the additional weeks or, at most, months it will take to finish negotiating a Start follow-on agreement.

Only then does she gain some sort of contact with her past and her inner self through an affair with a drunken Vietnam veteran (the excellent John Slattery) she meets through AA.

— CHRIS MUSELER If the Kiwis have any secret weapons on board, this would be the time to divulge them #americascup — Christopher Clarey (@christophclarey) 25 Sep 13 Near the end of Leg 3, New Zealand has been trying to sail all the way to the edge of the course to gain some sort of wind advantage, but Oracle's lead seems insurmountable at around 300 meters.

He returned soon after to finish his spell and he gained some sort of revenge by having Nicol caught at deep midwicket.

But if Google wants to progress in the social arena, and Apple in location-based services, they have to make bold bets, and in both cases they have at least gained some sort of beachhead.

Only poor half-mad William Blake, buffeting the wind on Hampstead Heath, gained some sort of audience for "songs" that deliberately confused the worlds of the adult and the child.

You cannot share a dressing room for such a period without gaining some sort of insight into a team‑mate's character, so Johnson must have known that, as well as being a magnificent flanker, Moody was the sort of chap whose idea of captaincy might involve setting up a dick-of-the-day competition.

How much income each has, the expenses of each, what each wants to earn by gaining some sort of position, how much it costs to live in Paris or to marry a daughter to a desirable husband are all central concerns in Balzac's world.