Sentence examples for were strenuous from inspiring English sources

There were clear operational failures in response to the disaster and in its aftermath there were strenuous attempts to deflect the blame on to the fans.

There were strenuous swimming strokes to the Sex Pistols' "God Save the Queen," and Ms. Mancini demonstrated some wing-spreads while singing the song's anarchic lyrics, "No future, no future, no future for you".

Of course there's a chipper version of Woody Guthrie's "Happy Joyous Hanukkah" on "Holly Happy Days," the first, um, seasonal album by the Indigo Girls, who in their commitment to equality of all forms, were strenuous in their inclusion of all sorts of winter styles.

There were strenuous objections to the depictions of ghetto neighborhoods.

However, the hours of study were strenuous and the preparation for his role as monarch was demanding.

There were strenuous objections from Syria — as well as from Russia and Iran — accusing the assembly of interfering with national sovereignty and stepping on the toes of the council, which is usually responsible for issues of international peace and security.

The fight was strenuous.

It's strenuous viewing.

The choreography is strenuous.

It was strenuous work.

The effort required is strenuous.