Sentence examples for strove to increase from inspiring English sources

In Europe Khaled strove to increase his music's appeal, especially among Western audiences, while continuing to work with a variety of musicians representing styles from North Africa, the Middle East, and India.

Beginning with the Seoul 1988 Summer Olympic Games, the city strove to increase its profile on the world stage.

During this period, especially from the reign of Leopold I, the Habsburg emperors strove to increase their authority over the imperial lands, and their rule became more absolutist in nature and more administratively centralized.

From that time on, the Qing strove to increase their influence in Korea; they helped open Korea to the United States and supported the efforts of pro-Chinese Koreans for modernization.

In 2002 May became the first woman to chair the Conservative Party, and in that capacity she strove to increase the number of female Tory MPs and to modernize the party, famously saying it had come to be viewed as the "nasty party".

He strove to increase his troops with another 3,000 men before uniting forces with Sculenburg and the Saxon main army whose only obstacle in order to attack Charles' army in the rear, accordingly, were the 10,000 men under Rehnskiöld stationed at Poznań.

To increase pressure on Qaddafi?

But what taxes to increase?

Oil prices continued to increase.

Time to increase the dosage.

Time to increase his burden.