Sentence examples for is to exert a from inspiring English sources

"The important thing is to exert a stern warning: 'Don't even try to use this to instigate more terrorist activity,' " Mr. Gissin said.

The absolute priority at the moment is to exert a maximum amount of coördinated pressure on the military junta to relinquish power.

Indeed, the apparent lack of a moral context for this book could undermine the real purpose of the authors, which is to exert a kind of moral pressure on those engaged in the present, shaky, Good Friday Agreement process.This is not to question the honour and integrity of the authors, three of whom have lived in Northern Ireland through the worst years of the Troubles.

Having a higher level cognitive control is what allows us to complete hard tasks like a math problem or a dense reading, so we may expect that the optimal practice is to exert a high level of control at all times.

Still, this much seems indisputable: One basic function of any religious tradition is to exert a positive influence on human behavior.

In addition, a key requirement for case manager is to exert a low threshold for addressing client need [ 16].

In 1868 she met Édouard Manet, who was to exert a tremendous influence over her work.

Of course, Mr. Bloomberg's real goal in limiting news conferences may be to exert a measure of control over journalists.

Like other disappointed Puritans, Milton might easily have sailed for the literal New World, but he instead settled for an imaginary one that was to exert a strong influence on America's Founding Fathers.

Ghrelin is a 28-amino-acid peptide hormone and is proved to exert a protective effect on the cardiovascular system.

Through him, the hard left is beginning to exert a more suffocating grip on our party.