Sentence examples for mustered as from inspiring English sources

So far, before Comcast bid, Mr Gold was believed to have mustered as much as 15% of Disney's shareholder vote.

The Senate mustered as many as 64 votes in defeating Republican amendments on Monday, just two short of what supporters need for final approval, and three senators who supported one of the amendments have already said they will vote for the treaty in the end.

L.B.J. had mustered as many Republican votes as possible for Medicare, lest it be seen as a "Democratic bill".

They form the hard emotional core of a three-hour set where lighter forces do come out to play and Jake Clemons's bright sax solos are mustered as another defence against the elements.

Following Reed and Cale's reconciliation, a Velvet Underground revival took place, at first tentatively and then enthusiastically, at least until Reed attempted to wrest creative control from his old bandmates, destroying again all the goodwill they'd mustered as a four-piece.

I was reporting in Iraq at the time, as America and its allies geared up for war, and some Iraqis that I spoke to saw an ulterior motive in Saddam's "gift to the Iraqi people," as he termed his mass-liberation decree — namely, a plan to terrorize Iraqis with the prospect of thousands of hardened criminals, who could be mustered as shock troops, on the streets.

The Tide needed all the offense it could muster, as well as some breaks, to hold off the Tigers (7-2, 4-2).

The dispute is critical to Spain because, in June, euro zone finance ministers agreed to muster as much as 100 billion euros, or $131 billion, in emergency loans for its ailing banking industry.

The Xiongnu were fierce mounted warriors who were able to muster as many as 300,000 horseback archers on their periodic intrusions into North China, and they were more than a match for the much less-maneuverable chariots of the Chinese.

I muster as much enthusiasm as possible to make my lectures interesting and clear.

Eriksson is gone now after five years, mustering as much dignity as he could in defeat.