(1) He strove very hard to remain calm.

(2) He strove to make himself understood.

(3) The Egyptians strove with the Romans for the possession of the Nile Valley.

(4) He strove for the glittering prizes of politics.

(5) She strove to perform all her wifely functions perfectly.

(6) She strove mightily to put Mike from her thoughts.

(7) He strove manfully to overcome his speech defect.

(8) In her writing she strove for a balance between innovation and familiar prose forms.

(9) She strove to find a solution that was acceptable to all.

(10) This doctrine strove above all else for visual effect.

(11) Next day the barbarians strove with no better success.

(12) She strove daily to be the perfect wife.

(13) Indeed, Grimshaw strove to make it low-tech.

(14) Men strove to maintain their composure.

(15) He strove to make it sporting.

(16) There was much activity at Brooklands as people strove to get ready for their attempts.

(17) Here and elsewhere(/strove.html), the government strove to identify itself with new themes.

(18) We always strove to get a solution that was acceptable all round.

(19) The managers strove to build a culture of high standards, supportiveness, and openness.

(20) And he also strove to gain acceptance and coronation for his son.

(21) All major denominations strove to raise standards for lay preachers; methods chosen included free circulating libraries and denominational courses and examinations.

(22) The province of the mind. People strove to be free of Nature, seeing it as something outside of themselves.

(23) He strove with words as he strove with brush, pen, or etching needle to give the public equal sensations.

(24) He strove to come abreast of his more favored contemporary; he was deeply discontented if he failed.

(25) He strove to think on a different plane of reason and insight.

(26) Jezrael could see her imminence paling as she strove for greater calm.

(27) Nim strove to keep his tone conversational and easy.

(28) Berenice strove valiantly to retain a serene interest.

(29) Strong troop contingents strove to keep order.

(30) In other words, men tended to seek polygamy, whereas women strove to marry upward with men of high status.

(1) He strove very hard to remain calm.

(2) He strove to make himself understood.

(3) The Egyptians strove with the Romans for the possession of the Nile Valley.

(31) They strove for supremacy under heaven.

(32) Carthage strove to keep hegemony in the Mediterranean.

(33) He strove immediately to enforce an offensive campaign.

(34) Engineers strove to increase the naturalness of recorded music.

(35) He strove mightily to achieve a better position in life.

(36) And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him.

(37) We know now, the natural antipathy you strove against, and conquered, for her dear sake.

(38) The new writers paid great attention to the artistic originality of the prose specially, sedulously strove for perfection in art, turned towards the pure art prose to make great strides diligently.

(39) They strove for success in the outer world, along paths of their own choosing.

(40) She strove to read the name on the stone pillar.

(41) The autocrat strove in vain to deal with the situation.

(42) So each night in sleep I strove to find the hidden latch of the gate in the ivied antique wall[], though it was exceedingly well hidden.

(43) We strove to prevent our courage from turning into bravado.

(44) These were tinder boxes, right on Russia's doorstep, which Russian peacekeepers strove to keep from igniting.

(45) Over and over again, the tempter of souls had thrust this idea upon Hester's contemplation, and laughed at the passionate and desperate joy with which she seized, and then strove to cast it from her.

(46) We reject the destiny which Washington strove so valiantly and so triumphantly to establish.

(47) Liza giggled triumphantly, and the little ones strove to emulate her.

(47) try its best to gather and build good sentences.

(48) Influenced by both Anglo-Saxon and German philosophical tradition, Wittgenstein strove to find a refuge for 'Mystical Field ' through the method of language analysis in Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus.

(49) Dants seized the handles , and strove to lift the coffer.

(50) Murcertach strove valiantly to meet the new order of things.

(51) He strove to tear himself away from the noxious siren that had bewitched him.

(52) His nature was purely sensuous, and she strove to make him moral, religious.

(53) We strove to convince one another that our decisions stemmed from ourselves and ourselves alone.