strived

I mean, the court specifically recognized that this county board's selection process for invocation speakers, in the court's word, "strived" to include a wide variety of speakers from diverse religious faiths. '"

ADF Alliance Alert 2009

Hicks light burned bright and his untimely death at 32 cut short the vast potential of this "satirist, social critic, stand-up comedian" who only strived to rip our blinders off and show us the folly of our ways.

Robbie Gennet: Review: Bill Hicks-The Essential Collection Robbie Gennet 2010

He consciously strived to move fantasy away from TOLKIEN's influence.

Archive 2009-06-01 2009

So, uh, basically, I think "a" is what should be strived for.

My Cat Is A Sega Fan SVGL 2009

He consciously strived to move fantasy away from TOLKIEN's influence.

China Miéville on J.R.R. Tolkien 2009

Hicks light burned bright and his untimely death at 32 cut short the vast potential of this "satirist, social critic, stand-up comedian" who only strived to rip our blinders off and show us the folly of our ways.

Robbie Gennet: Review: Bill Hicks-The Essential Collection Robbie Gennet 2010

Unfortunately, the resubmission of his HAMP application was initially met with resistance and he could not get anyone to see the month and months of work Harry had done to make changes to his business finances as they kept reverting to the numbers he had submitted in late 2009 versus taking into account the great changes Harry had strived so hard to make in 2010.

Anna Cuevas: Hope for Homeowners, 'Say HAMP' Anna Cuevas 2011

Though his father always strived to keep the restaurant open during regular lunch and dinner hours, he also did not like turning over its operation to anybody else.

Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011

Unfortunately, the resubmission of his HAMP application was initially met with resistance and he could not get anyone to see the month and months of work Harry had done to make changes to his business finances as they kept reverting to the numbers he had submitted in late 2009 versus taking into account the great changes Harry had strived so hard to make in 2010.

Anna Cuevas: Hope for Homeowners, 'Say HAMP' Anna Cuevas 2011

So they strived to design a system of checks and balances that curbed the worst parts of our human nature while liberating the best, with their focus on individual liberty, as they were also wary of the "tyranny of the majority."

Chris Bliss: Surprise - It's Bill of Rights Day Chris Bliss 2011