Sentence examples for strove to raise from inspiring English sources

Popular and religious antagonism to the Qājār regime increased as Nāṣer al-Dīn strove to raise funds by granting foreign companies and individuals exclusive concessions over Iranian import and export commodities and natural resources in exchange for lump cash payments.

July 15 , 1793Berlin, Connecticut July 15 , 1884Baltimore, Maryland Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps, née Almira Hart (born July 15 , 1793 Berlin, Connecticut, U.S. died July 15 , 1884 Baltimore, Maryland), 19th-century American educator and writer who strove to raise the academic standards of education for girls.

It strives to raise the banner of Allah over every inch of Palestine..

Ms. Park should strive to raise global and local awareness about North Korean human rights abuses.

Firms, aware that credit is drying up, are striving to raise cash.

It strives to raise the banner of Allah over every inch of Palestine...

In general, Mexico collects less tax than other middle-income countries, and the government is striving to raise more revenues to improve its lamentable public services.

The statement was issued just as Western nations are striving to raise the profile of the "moderate" Syrian political opposition, which is led by Ahmad al-Jarba.

Together, these families are striving to raise enough money to pay for the medical research on which all their hopes are pinned.

It is within these virtual worlds that gamers might strive to raise money for a friend in need or to offer their emotional support.

Instead they must be "good corporate citizens"; they must attend to the needs of their "stakeholders"; they must contribute to "sustainable development"; they must strive to "raise standards" at home and abroad.