Exerting Sentence Examples

Now he was exerting his authority in another way.

In the early years of the 'seventies the colonies entered upon an era of wellbeing, and for about twelve years every man, willing to work and capable of exerting himself, readily found employment.

The parietal muscles (p.m.), which pass from the vertical walls to the frontal wall, thus act by depressing the latter and so exerting a pressure on the fluid of the bodycavity.

After absorption into the blood, the acetates are oxidized to carbonates, and therefore are remote alkalies, and are administered whenever it is desired to increase the alkalinity of the blood or to reduce the acidity of the urine, without exerting the disturbing influence of alkalies upon the digestive tract.

If the joint be provided either with projections and recesses, such as murtises and tenons, or with fastenings, such as pins or bolts, so as to resist displacement by sliding, the question of the utmost amount of the tangential resistance CQ which it is capable of exerting depends on the strength of such projections, recesses, or fastenings; and belongs to the subject of strength, and not to that of stability.

In other cases the safety of the joint against displacement by sliding depends on its power of exerting friction, and that power depends on the law, known by experiment, that the friction between two surfaces bears a constant ratio, depending on the nature 01 the surfaces, to the force by which they are pressed together.

To find the distance s through which a brake, exerting the friction F, must rub in order to stop a machine having the total actual energy E at the moment when the brake begins to act, reduce, by the principles of 96, the various efforts and other resistances of the machine which act at the same time with the friction of the brake to the rubbing surface of the brake, and let R be their resultantpositive if resistance, negative if effort preponderates.

Compression bandages crepe, cotton crepe and cotton, polyamide, and elastane bandaging all provide support without exerting undue pressure.

He also seems too frightened of exerting himself on a game like he does for Scotland.

In the midst of other labours Jowett had been quietly exerting his influence so as to conciliate all shades of liberal opinion, and bring them to bear upon the abolition of the theological test, which was still required for the M.A.

The comte de la Marck was exerting himself to bring Mirabeau into touch with the court (see Mirabeau), and for this purpose it was important to secure the assistance of Montmorin.

Meanwhile a letter was received from the emperor declaring invalid the session at which Nestorius had been deposed unheard; numerous sessions and counter-sessions were afterwards held, the conflicting parties at the same time exerting themselves to the utmost to secure an effective superiority at court.

The Christian pulpit, at least in Persia and in Egypt, is already exerting some indirect influence.

The second half was a slightly different affair with the Leys exerting far more control over a visibly tiring Perse midfield.

The goal of a virtual life game is primarily entertainment, yet it's also about exerting control over the environment.

If the handle is hard to remove, be patient and keep exerting even pressure.

Dislocation of the jaw can be treated by a primary care physician by exerting pressure in the proper manner.

Excessive force, such as exerting a strong pull, should never be applied to jewelry inserted into pierced body parts to avoid tearing and injuring tissues.

Because the skull has no room for expansion, the hemophiliac is at risk for brain damage due to blood taking up space and exerting pressure on the delicate brain tissue.

However, more severe IVH can result in hydrocephalus, a potentially fatal condition in which too much fluid collects in the ventricles, exerting increased pressure on the brain and causing the baby's head to expand abnormally.

Listen to your partner - A good slow dance is like a conversation - since it's not as physically exerting as some of the more athletic dances like swing, it leaves room for more of a connection between the dancers.

Avoid over exerting yourself by taking breaks when you need to.

The wearer is thus forced to concentrate more on each step, exerting effort to remain balanced and stand up straight.

If you don't think about the best way to systematically clean the room before you begin, you may find yourself exerting extra effort or repeating tasks unnecessarily.

Move back and forth without exerting too much pressure, as you want to remove dust, not crimp the blinds.

On the contrary, for best results, the exercises should be performed slowly, while exerting maximum control.

Your resting heart rate is the rate at which your heart operates when you're at rest (not exerting yourself).

So in essence, you are exerting more energy, but moving more slowly.

Your pre-workout meal is pivotal to muscle recovery, and this is especially the case if you will be exerting yourself for a long period of time.

To avoid serious conditions such as heat stroke or heat exhaustion, it's best to leave the jacket off when you're exerting yourself.

When you change a muscle's length while exerting against consistent force, you are performing isotonic contractions.

Your body needs to recover after exerting itself during a strength training workout in order to give your muscles time to repair and strengthen.

I remained seriously concerned about the toll the sessions were exerting on him.

The distortion of the spring determines the actual force which the wind is exerting on the plate, and this is either read off on a suitable gauge, or leaves a record in the ordinary way by means of a pen writing on a sheet of paper moved by clockwork.

Any bishop, priest or deacon " importuning " the emperor, instead of exerting his right of appeal to synods, is to lose all right of appeal and never to be restored or pardoned.

If formed, as it probably is, it is immediately changed into some more complex combination, and so rendered incapable of exerting its poisonous action.

If p is the mean pressure at any speed the total tractive force which the engine is exerting is given by equation (25) above.

There is a Cid of history and a Cid of romance, differing very materially in character, but each filling a large space in the annals of his country, and exerting a singular influence in the development of the national genius.

By regarding the object of religion as necessarily personal, however, he is led to exclude much that the primitive man undoubtedly treats with awe and respect as exerting a mystic effect on his life.

In one of his letters to Locke at the beginning of 1692, when Montague, Lord Monmouth and Locke were exerting themselves to obtain some appointment for him, Newton wrote that he was " fully convinced that Mr Montague, upon an old grudge which he thought had been worn out, was false to him."

Russian diplomacy was exerting an increasing influence in Persia, and the latter had always coveted the city of Herat, which was popularly regarded as the gate of India.

The first need of a government is finance; the earliest organized machinery for exerting its will is the exchequer; and the earliest great record in English history is Domesday Book.