Sentence examples for which exacting from inspiring English sources

As a business in which exacting a pound of flesh is the point of it all, it's hard to believe that boxing has changed much through the decades, despite the increased lamentations of its embarrassments and scams.

But the army, which exacted a bloody revenge for that attack, considers this unlikely.

The prize money is put up by the management, which exacts an entrance fee from the cowboy contestants.

He had to make up this deficit by contracting unpopular loans from Russia, which exacted political concessions in return.

Mr. Franks favors eliminating the so-called marriage penalty, which exacts higher taxes from some working couples than they would pay if they were single.

Writer describes the season, 1/3 of which was lost to a strike, which exacted a heavy financial toll and caused a severe blow to the prestige of the sport.

Quinine comes from the bark of the cinchona tree, which exacted a severe price, as it was found among the most inhospitable areas of the world: on slopes of the Andes Mountains along the coast of South America.

Independence is followed by civil war, which exacts a price from each of Grace's five children, four of whom eventually flee to England, where the story of the de Silvas winds its way down through the generations.

"I do not say which exact territory it could be.

He can't pinpoint which exact work led to his exile.

"It matters less which exact disease category someone falls into," he added.