Sentence examples for striving to break from inspiring English sources

Mr. Kerviel was striving to break free from his lowly beginnings in the bank hierarchy.

With City striving to break into the top four in the Premier League, Mancini has the option of sticking with a squad that is currently sixth.

In this context, Mbongwana's album title – From Kinshasa – might seem strange, suggesting the localised, insular world that the musicians are striving to break free from.

He was one of several Americans striving to break the 27-year men's drought in the race, but he represented the American dream more than any of them.

Those firefighters are now striving to break in newcomers like Brian McParland, Dan Swift and John Davies in firefighting techniques and firehouse protocol.

Herzog and de Meuron came of age when architects had begun striving to break down the purity of late Modernism, which they saw as a kind of authoritarianism.

He later added that he had simply striven "to break even".

Matt Whitley was held up over the line and then Chris Dean bundled into touch as Widnes strove to break the deadlock.

Many drivers strove to break the Moss record, only to fail — in the horrible case of the Marquis Alfonso de Portago, with deadly consequences.

Earlier this year, they returned from Australia, where they strove to break down barriers by again using cricket as a weapon of decency.

So as they strive to break out of their stalemate, the most important thing they need may not be more aerial firepower or ingenious American tactical advice.