Sentence examples for gain some sort of 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'.

Financial markets have always been a mix of honesty and dishonesty – both of which are often suspected to be tactics deployed to gain some sort of advantage.

Through having a lot of conversations with teachers, late-night talks with close friends, and calling the Harvard Admissions office, I was finally able to gain some sort of confidence to apply.

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.

And one book, Wallace Nichols' Blue Mind, really talks about the idea that anywhere there's water there is the potential for gaining some sort of positive benefit.

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

Last year, 60 gained some sort of learning qualification ranging from literacy and numeracy, to nail art, ICT, food hygiene and first aid.

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.

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.