Sentence examples for has been a strenuous from inspiring English sources

Lately there has been a strenuous and sophistic effort to show that the new social media — Facebook, especially, but there are certainly others — are just outsize reworkings of earlier forms of social organization, like the elite clubs of the Ivy League that have enjoyed a mystique since the 1960s.

Since then Koss has been a strenuous and highly-visible advocate for UNICEF's work on behalf of children everywhere, emphasizing the particular needs of children with disabilities and children affected by war.

The dispossessed Frederick William, who had been a strenuous critic of French domination in Germany, seized this opportunity to seek Austrian help to raise an armed force.

Though, perhaps the most game-changing production upgrade was the installation of two bridges that turned what had been a strenuous expedition through the ditches into a casual stroll during which hi-fives from crossing travelers were mandatory.

In any event, she will not have been a leader in making the strenuous case for an alternative policy that defuses rather than escalates tensions with Tehran.

Ms. Lee has been on a strenuous world tour that has lasted over a year.

About one in nine American workers belongs to a union, but that number includes the public sector, where unions have retained more power — although that influence, too, has been under strenuous attack in states such as Wisconsin and Kansas.

As clear as the benefits of exercise are, explaining its effects at the molecular level has been scientifically strenuous.

That is why Europe has been engaging in a strenuous bout of diplomacy with the home rule government of Greenland to allow access to the island's natural resources.

Are you still avoiding computer backup when your laptop continues to ask? Backing up your data has always been a strenuous process.

In horses, it has been reported that strenuous, long-duration exercise triggers a systemic pro-inflammatory response similar to the events that occur during sepsis, with increased levels of circulating cytokines IL-6 (120-fold), TNF-α (3-fold) and IL-1β (4-fold) [ 16].