Sentence examples for trying to extract a from inspiring English sources

As a result, MTV may be saddled with the burden of trying to extract a wide audience from a splintered market where no genre is king.

Beers, meanwhile, was trying to extract a formula from "Deadliest Catch," settling on a few rudiments that have since become staples of his work.

Or, as some experts suspect, are they trying to extract a better price from one of their main suppliers of crude?

I have always believed that one should gear one's methods toward trying to extract a penalty from the opponents, and this is exactly what Donn (East) and Feldman did.

The speakers were aware of the dangers of trying to extract a simple morality out of individual incidents of heinous violence, in a situation that had already begun to look very much like war.

The American proposals to Israel came amid a frenzy of diplomatic horse-trading, with the administration maneuvering furiously to keep the talks alive while Mr. Netanyahu appeared to be trying to extract a high price for acquiescing on settlements.

One Yankees official also said that the Mets were not trying to extract an excessive price from them simply because the teams are cross-town rivals, which had concerned the Yankees.

He tried to extract a positive perspective from the situation.

If a partnership is in the making, he will try to extract a high price.

He was held on his own for six weeks as his kidnappers tried to extract a ransom.

Mr. Marold, he said, tried "to extract a substantial monetary settlement from the company in exchange for an agreement to refrain from contacts with the news media".