Sentence examples for ride herd from inspiring English sources

What, exactly, did "ride herd" mean?

But he uses needling humor to ride herd on lawyers.

By Friday, the government appeared to be struggling to ride herd on the journalists.

The director, Kelly O'Donnell, manages to ride herd on the proceedings, building a fine, fizzy momentum.

Unfortunately, the regulatory agency that was supposed to ride herd on unsafe plants was equally negligent.

Against spectacular backdrops, the horses do everything from gallop to ford rivers to ride herd.

Watching Anne ride herd on her two younger boys that afternoon, I found her to be brusque and no-nonsense.

Can Benedict credibly ride herd on other bishops if his own record, at least before 2001, is no better?

For his part, Mr. Bush pledged to be an enforcer of those commitments and to "ride herd" on the process.

This year, he recruited two senior executives to ride herd on expenses and the company's field technicians.

Federal officials, he said, would "ride herd on BP" to make sure BP is "quick and responsive to needs of these local communities".