Sentence examples for seeking to drag from inspiring English sources

Seeking to drag himself back into the race, Bush reclaimed the mantle of the party elder.

Syria's president, Bashar Assad, accused Israel of deliberately seeking to drag his country and the rest of the Middle East into a wider conflict.

In one corner are the "modernisers", led by David Cameron, who are seeking to drag the party, kicking and screaming, onto the sacred centre ground of British politics.

Now, let me address the concerns of those who say that these actions will delay the conclusion of this election or somehow we are seeking to drag this out.

After the Philadelphia convention, Willkie felt he had no choice but to endorse a plank denouncing President Roosevelt for seeking to drag the nation into war -- even though he generally agreed with the president.

Anything short of an immediate demonstration of willingness, they say, will be a sign that Mr. Assad is seeking to drag out the process, betting that time is on his side as memories fade of the attack that is said to have killed more than 1,400 people and prompted a military standoff with the United States.

Kenyatta should not seek to drag the country down the path of authoritarianism.

When their ship was crushed, they sought to drag their lifeboats hundreds of miles to open water.

Our entire community must unite against those who seek to drag us back to the bloody days of the past.

Compared with le Carré's, its slower, thicker prose seeks to drag visceral recognitions from us, keeping us alert and tense.

He has long sought to drag out every international negotiation while slightly amending the terms to get the west to pay for his concessions.