Sentence examples for were struck for from inspiring English sources

Many were struck, for example, that the Patriots came out on the field as a team in the beginning, not one by one.

According to a timeline provided by the subcommittee, new indemnification agreements were struck for the top Fannie executives in May 2004, well after the company's regulator had begun an extensive investigation into the company's accounting practices.

From that same year, he appeared as emperor (of Ethiopia) as well as king of Italy, and after 1939 coins were struck for him, with a helmeted portrait, as king of Albania.

Over 521 million Bicentennial half dollars were struck for circulation.

In 2009, a total of only 86,640,000 nickels were struck for circulation.

No dimes were struck for 1922, the first time since 1826 that this had occurred.

For many Cubans, Mr. Obama's comments were striking for their acknowledgment of racism in both countries.

Those French ferry workers at Calais were striking for their jobs.

The Tribune estimated that less than an eighth of the strikers got what they were striking for.

All the men were striking for an increase in their six-day salary from £121 a month to £162.

Sheep shearers were striking for better conditions and being brutally punished as a result.