Sentence examples for striving up from inspiring English sources

"If indeed Barack Obama is not intelligent, if indeed Barack Obama is not legitimate, then you striving up the corporate ladder, or striving to achieve something... how can you feel good about yourself as a sixth-grader if you're an African-American".

Actually, the deal, announced on May 24th, could propel Chase, after years of unsuccessful striving, up towards the bulge bracket of big investment banks that increasingly dominate the industry.

-Mr. Baten's death and the ensuing investigations have darkened the reputation of Mr. Ponce, whose life had followed the classic trajectory of the striving, up-by-the-bootstraps immigrant.

The less mature students, on the other hand, experienced positive effects from being in a relatively more mature environment: in striving to catch up with their peers, they ended up surpassing them.

Women moving up still strive to marry up.

They jump up, smiling, to wish me peace, hurry to bring tea and carry my bags – earnestly striving to live up to the Islamic virtue of hospitality.

In the three years since, General Mills, which dreamed up Betty back in 1921 to represent its myriad brands, has been striving to make up for lost time.

Striving to keep up with the quickening pace of mergers in Japan's banking industry, Sumitomo Bank and Sakura Bank are moving up their planned merger by one year.

In the past year, male models have been striving to catch up with the women.

"We're striving to come up to the level of the used-car salesman.

"He was just a bit older [15 months], and a bit better, and Andy was always striving to keep up".