Sentence examples for lever him from inspiring English sources

A great beam of light bisects the composition diagonally, turning the entire composition into an abstract diagram of Matthew's traditional symbol, the balance or set of scales: Christ's divine light will lever him upward, making his soul light and enabling him to rise out of base darkness.

Guardiola might not have mentioned Manchester City by name but his subsequent declaration that there had already been "several offers" was, in effect, confirmation that the club built on Abu Dhabi's riches were actively trying to lever him in at Manuel Pellegrini's expense.

Wenger would be the FA's first-choice candidate to replace Roy Hodgson if a way could be found to lever him out of his club role but the Arsenal manager has a contract until the end of next season and, speaking for the first time about his potential availability, he acknowledged that the timing was not right.

But according to a report in Reuters, legal analysts say that if charges are filed, Grasso's team has a fulcrum that could lever him safely out of court.

Bale knocked the ball into the empty Barcelona half and, despite Bartra's best efforts to lever him off the ball, managed to keep his feet before squeezing past Pinto at his near post.

Mr DeLay levered him into his current position, as majority whip, but Mr Blunt is not as good as his master at managing the House floor.

Two men who lived in old cottages behind Mr. Chandler's house were trying to get the horse out by levering him with thick pine boards stuck deep in the muck on either side of him.

Because of them, I had to hold my nose as I pulled the lever for him.

McCain going back on those two key points would have certainly kept Alex from pulling the lever for him now.

"But now that he is head of the Palestinian Authority, this can be a lever on him".

The people of Alabama who pulled the lever for him yesterday voted for cheap political theatre in the service of extremism, not for justice.