Sentence examples for was exerting from inspiring English sources

But the organisation admitted that the Syrian government was exerting control over the delivery of aid.

Obviously he was a great charmer, but she was exerting her own compulsion, too, on him".

Part of becoming and staying a powerhouse was exerting painstaking, Apple-like control over her brand.

The trivet was exerting a lateral pressure as if it were magnetized to the far horizon.

A large blood clot inside his brain – "thick, like grape jelly" — was exerting tremendous pressure.

Not once did he look as if he was exerting any effort.

The government expressed satisfaction that the threatened tax was exerting the pressure it wanted on the soft drinks industry.

Several delegates said the United States was exerting heavy pressure behind the scenes to win approval of the measure.

Some have taken that as evidence of the pressure that Downing Street was exerting to make the dossier more dramatic.

I was even more surprised when I discovered that my leader had parted, because I was exerting only moderate pressure on the fish.

Those sporadic uterine contractions, which are common during pregnancy, could be a danger sign if they happened while she was exerting herself, her doctor said.