Sentence examples for sought to add a from inspiring English sources

In 1995, with Our Lady of Montserrat asking for more space, Bishop Egan sought to add a Spanish Mass at St .Mary's, one of Stamford's largest churches.

Mr. Orb entered Smith Barney during a crucial period in the company's long history when the firm sought to add a retail brokerage structure to its primarily institutional brokerage business.

They were keenly aware that four years ago, the party's nominee, former Senator Bob Dole, sought to add a "tolerance" clause, only to suffer an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the anti-abortion forces.

Not since 1988 has a president sought to add a member of the opposition party to the Fed's board, but the White House judged that its decision was the only practical alternative to leaving the positions unfilled for at least another year.

To keep the projects originated by NextLight in the "innovative" category, First Solar sought to add a new feature to its Agua Caliente project in Yuma County, Ariz.: a piece of equipment called an inverter, which would allow the solar panels to keep operating even if voltage on the electric grid was disrupted.

When proponents sought to add a cramdown to the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act in September 2008, Mr. Obama, who had flown back to Washington from the campaign trail, persuaded them to postpone the "partisan" effort as an example to Republicans, who said the measure would violate existing contracts.

Cheney sought to add an exemption to McCain's bill, permitting brutal methods when "such operations are vital to the protection of the United States or its citizens from terrorist attack".

The third stage sought to add an interpretative layer of meaning to the data [ 42] by identifying overarching themes that would explain and provide insight into mental health specific issues of supporting self-care.

But a house of worship in Kentucky is seeking to add a new element: guns.

He may seek to add a discussion of social issues to his normal answers about the economy.

Dr. Hugh Sampson, a food allergy expert at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, is seeking to add a level of precision to diagnosis.