(1) Once he'd got through security his assurance returned and a triumphant Ed strode magnificently into the lobby.
(2) There was scant sign of tension from the manager as he strode to his seat or in the opening move put together by his team, though this would prove the falsest of dawns.
(3) A stark figure strode across its windswept hilltop, his black frock coat flapping in the breeze as he descended a winding cliff-side staircase, incongruous against the bleak backdrop.
(4) Mancienne strode into midfield and knocked t he ball to Milner, who took it forward and thwacked a fine effort inches over the bar.
(5) While contact was made, Mourinho was incensed on the bench and strode down the touchline to berate the visiting striker as he complained to the officials.
(6) After more slapdash Liverpool defending and with Martin Skrtel backing off, Adam strode through to drive low into the corner before Steve N’Zonzi bent a magnificent shot past Mignolet from outside the area.
(7) Darlington College and Strode College ranked worst of the colleges for student satisfaction.
(8) Ever since Bergoglio – the first Latin American pope, the first Jesuit pope and the first to take the name Francis – after St Francis of Assisi – strode out on to the balcony of St Peter's on 13 March to joke that cardinals had been forced to cast their nets to "the end of the Earth" to find a new pontiff , the church has been reinvigorated, reinterpreted and, some would say, purged of a little of the poison of the recent past.
(9) He strode through the streets of London like a mangey lion.
(10) As Rivelino's shot raged through, Moore killed it as coolly as he would have taken a lobbed tennis ball and strode upfield.
(11) One Thursday evening in October 2015, David Cameron strode into a Buckinghamshire pub with another of the world’s most powerful men to toast the beginning of a golden era of relations between the UK and China.
(12) Within an hour of Labour's victory in Corby, which has been held by every governing party for 30 years, Miliband strode into a picturesque village to declare that Middle England is abandoning the Tories.
(13) We are here to work and that’s what we’ve got to do.” The following afternoon the midfielder strode out on to the pitch of Xinjiang’s 40,000-seater stadium for his home debut, a potentially thorny tie against Shanghai Shenxin FC whose team sheet also boasted a Brazilian – a pacy 21-year-old from the gritty suburbs of Rio called Biro-Biro or, to Chinese fans, Biluo Biluo.
(14) The tallest and most articulate of the 11 contestants by some way, she strode down the runway to the same fervent cheering that each guest enjoyed.
(15) His co-accused gave a polite round of applause as he strode defiantly into the defendants' cage, flashing a four-fingered salute known as the Rabaa sign that has become a calling card for Morsi supporters.
(16) Tim Howard spared the young defender with a vital challenge that doubled as an excellent pass to Baines, who strode forward before piercing the Arsenal defence with a superb pass into Lukaku.
(17) When it came back to him from Rooney the teenager strode forward with nobody apparently too fussed about catching him, drew back his foot and let fly from over 25 yards.
(18) Beckerman remained indefatigable throughout (though I could forgive him for never wanting to see this particular Guardian writer again …) – at the end of that penalty shootout he immediately turned without pause for a moment of self-pity, as he strode to applaud the traveling RSL fans shivering in sub-zero temperatures.
(19) Harris was better, and everyone loved him for the game way he strode out on stage in his underpants, in homage to the famous moment in that year’s hit Birdman.
(20) Already local councils, many of them with strong Liberal Democrat membership, have strode ahead of Whitehall in slimming their spending in anticipation of cuts.
Strove
Definition:
(imp.) of Strive
() of Strive
() imp. of Strive.
Example Sentences:
(1) Ferguson strove to unsettle City beforehand with a calculated outburst over the allegedly vainglorious streak in the people who run City but earlier still in the week he had suggested circumspectly that these opponents are bound to win a trophy in due course.
(2) As a self-help organization of the working class, the Association strove for education in the field of health and a healthy life-style and for the application of natural cures.
(3) Now the peace-lovers strove for a more realistic, modest aim – disarmament, international understanding, reconciliation and a humanisation of war through the abandonment of certain weapons.
(4) Whenever possible, however, he pursued his interests in psychometry and psychophysics and strove to remain active in psychology.
(5) They also strove for a Jewish state on both banks of the Jordan.
(6) I told him that a few years back I had spent time at a university studying with people who strove to understand the nature of terrorism.
(7) His UNPERU colleagues strove to decode this hydrocarbon Ragnarok.
(8) There are links here with the Mid Staffordshire scandal as they strove for and got semi-marketised status as a foundation trust.
(9) No wonder they strove to erase their experience from their history, and their minds.
(10) Earlier this year, they returned from Australia, where they strove to break down barriers by again using cricket as a weapon of decency.
(11) Rather, British commanders strove to maintain a distinctive British identity in what were essentially tactical operations.
(12) Sir Alan Reid, keeper of the privy purse, said the palace strove to provide good value for money.
(13) The crowd came to life at the start of the third set as Goffin strove for parity, and were ecstatic when Edmund drove a forehand long for the break.
(14) Sisi strove to paint the coup as the fulfilment of the popular will, following days of vast protests against Morsi's rule.
(15) Tuscany, Italy The historic hilltop villages of San Gimignano, Colle di Val d'Elsa, Strove and Monteriggioni are close enough to be linked with pleasant one-day walks.
(16) Initial studies in adult rat indicated that the regulation of cytochrome P450IIE1 is complex, therefore we strove to identify a central regulatory mechanism, using primary monolayer hepatocyte culture.
(17) This regional account of the progress of women physicians as they strove to become an integral part of the profession emphasizes the familiar themes of altruism, ingenuity, and perseverance that characterized their efforts.
(18) Faced with an enemy that sought only to divide, the National Health Service strove for unity.
(19) In 1989 he became the first chair of the Kingston Theatre Trust, a role he fulfilled with wit, determination and no small amount of ingenuity as we strove to build "the first theatre of the 21st century".
(20) Appearing on ITV's Daybreak, Manford said he and others were inspired to get involved by the teenager's positive attitude as he strove to make the best of his situation.