Sentence examples for sought to double from inspiring English sources

The CFTC had asked for a budget of $330 million for Fiscal Year 2017, and President Barack Obama had sought to double the agency's budget by 2021.

Fifteen months ago, the Macklowes sought to double the size of their holdings in Midtown by buying seven towers from Equity Office Buildings for $7 billion.

Under Mr. Abe, the central bank has sought to double its monetary base and to generate inflation of 2 percent by 2014.

To counter the shortfall, officials sought to double New Orleans's student athletic fee to a little less than $400 a year.

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For nearly a decade, the Javits Center's operating corporation and the hotel industry have sought to double the size of the convention center by expanding north to 42nd Street, which they said would generate an additional $600 million a year in convention, hotel and restaurant business.

It showed that in 2011, at least, the Trust still sought to double-down on the micromanaging school systems, while scapegoating teachers for failing schools.

Professional statistical assistance is also sought to double-check the data analysis.

The plan seeks to double sales and halve the environmental impact of its products over the next 10 years.

The country's national asylum office is hiring at a breakneck speed, seeking to double its 780-member staff.

It is expected that it will seek to double the period of maximum detention, subject to judicial oversight, from 28 to 56 days.