Verb (used without object), : He strove to make himself understood. ,to strive for success. ,to strive against fate. From Dictionary.com.
True, none of this meritocratic striving is proof of moral toughness. From Wordnik.com. [On the Playing Fields of Suburbia] Reference
It is a rather elite term striving after literacy and cultural background. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-03-23] Reference
We love to strive for perfection, with the idea that in striving we will be our best. From Wordnik.com. [The Inner Weigh: 7 Subconscious Slimming Strategies] Reference
Spire, 1964, this striving is embodied in a story about the building of a medieval cathedral. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Literature - 1983] Reference
I would argue that in striving to be relevant, Stone actually created a work destined to seem irrelevant. From Wordnik.com. [Social Fiction] Reference
In the novel The Spire, 1964, this striving is imbodied in a story about the building of a medieval cathedral. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Literature 1983 - Presentation Speech] Reference
For Canada it would seem to me that progress might be achieved now in striving for industrial policies in areas. From Wordnik.com. [Essentials for a New Canadian Industrial Policy] Reference
The question is whether in striving to honor his achievements by reproducing them we unwittingly contravene them. From Wordnik.com. [Reading, Begging, Paul de Man] Reference
Professor Max Born took an active part in striving to improve it, as did the many followers who gathered round him in. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Physics 1954 - Presentation Speech] Reference
In teaching contexts, time is the one effective vehicle we have in striving to accommodate for the individual response …. From Wordnik.com. [T is for Time « An A-Z of ELT] Reference
She was too absorbed in striving to reconcile the stumbling, uncouth speech and its simplicity of thought with what she saw in his face. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
In keeping with the idea of striving to be politically correct. From Wordnik.com. [TheSpoof.com : Spoof News : Front Page] Reference
Dr. Willich, a medical man, is then described as striving with little success to make his pupils sympathize in his own passion for the. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I (of 10)] Reference
Evolution is a slow process I’m afraid but I am doing my best in striving for equality but alas i fear you will always be ahead of us. From Wordnik.com. [Platform Two for Metro City « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
Nobody is going to be the perfect parent or the perfect contrast to the other parent although I don’t see the harm in striving for this. From Wordnik.com. [» When Parents Have Different Styles Strocel.com] Reference
We're striving which is master, we twain, in woodland song. From Wordnik.com. [Theocritus, translated into English Verse] Reference
He has himself translated the same word as "striving" in Vol. III, page 32. From Wordnik.com. [A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád' Showing that all the Wars of Mohammad Were Defensive; and that Aggressive War, or Compulsory Conversion, is not Allowed in The Koran - 1885] Reference
Traditionally, "striving" is spoken of simply in terms of Right Effort, which is fourfold. From Wordnik.com. [Wisdom Quarterly - Kalyani: "Meditation Now" (1-2-3)] Reference
Hong Kong's government said it is "striving" to pass legislation allowing it to comply with U.N. sanctions against Iran. From Wordnik.com. [What's News] Reference
He was an economist who was " striving " for free markets, yet rarely passed the chance to call for government intervention. From Wordnik.com. [Burns Was No Champ] Reference
'endeavouring' as 'striving' -- is that of a buoyant confident effort of all the concentrated powers, with the certainty of success. From Wordnik.com. [Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy.] Reference
Illustrate achievement-oriented behaviors, such as striving to exceed goals. From Wordnik.com. [chicagotribune.com -] Reference
There is something tame in the idea of striving only to do good to others. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Last Penny and Other Stories] Reference
St. Paul conquered, as any one of us must conquer, by "striving," struggling. From Wordnik.com. [Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VII (of 8)] Reference
Sort of, but there are other issues, such as striving to meet demand without overburdening the warehouse. From Wordnik.com. [doggdot.us] Reference
And at the very core, class warfare doesn't mean "striving" or "converting" or "changing people's minds through reason and debate". From Wordnik.com. [Barking Moonbat Early Warning System] Reference
He exceeded expectations by striving to be unexceptional. From Wordnik.com. [The Prince of Policymaking] Reference
They had a philosophy at Bear Stearns as wanting poor people who were striving to be rich. From Wordnik.com. [Remember Bear Stearns?] Reference
Hadassah, in your piece you talk about a constant undercurrent of striving and being successful?. From Wordnik.com. ['Survival Of The Spirit'] Reference
As individuals we have so much in common: we are all striving, we are all afraid, we all want things to work for. From Wordnik.com. [Q&Amp;A: Thirty Million And Counting] Reference
He has a sense of what "those young people today 'are doing, but it isn't" Oh, I'm striving to be the next hip thing '.' '. From Wordnik.com. [In Prime Time, And In Play] Reference
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