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He dreamt of a serpent coiling around his throat, and when he strove to grasp it the slimy thing glided away from his clutch.

And I fought and strove and perished countless times upon the star, as if through a glass and darkly the age old strife I see.

He, as a man, no longer strove. It was the life in him, unwilling to die, that drove him on.

This he repressed, as speedily as possible, and strove to look as if nothing of the kind had happened.

She was a very dedicated and strong woman who continuously strove for her students to be balanced in academia, character and leadership.

As a philosopher and scientist, da Vinci strove to understand what he observed in his close studies of nature.

Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.

He hath redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me; For they were many [that strove] with me.

As CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs was like a French chef: he strove to create great products and had great dramatic flair for presentation.

Chanel strove for originality and was destined to revolutionize women's fashion and liberate it from its restrictions.

As time passed, these painful seizures grew gradually less frequent, and his friends strove to divert his mind into fresh channels.

In vain Martin strove to shake him from his decision.

Earnestly as he strove to do this, and bitterly as he reproached himself for cowardice, he could not at first succeed in this.

In her life, she always strove for a balance between family and career.

Throughout his career, Tesla strove to find the perfect principle on which to base a revolutionary invention.

Go, passerby, and imitate if you can one who strove with all his strength to serve human liberty.

But over the next decade, News Corp strove to get something in return.

In a hazy way I saw and heard men rushing and shouting as they strove to lower the lifeboats.

It is a consolation to know that the successor surely carry on the cause for which he strove so faithfully all his life.

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.

The sailors strove against wind and tide to bring the ship to a safe anchorage.

Not only brand by its founder Louis Vuitton name naming, also inherited him to pursue the manner which the quality, strove for perfection.

Mila and Oa discovered this disparity and strove to unite the two algorithms of love and power within the Language of ONE.

But while athletes strove to fulfil the old Olympic pledge, the ethic of chivalry and fair play was being ground into dust.

He referred to jazz as "African-American classical music, " and strove to convey the black experience in America.

As this occurred, the serpents strove to increase the domain of the space between to create more room to dance within.

Drawing on advice from uber-parent Jacqueline Kennedy, Bill and Hillary Clinton strove to create a cocoon of normalcy for Chelsea. Ms.

The Egyptians strove against with the Romans for the possession of the Nile Valley .

i ve had many a laugh at her perplexities and untold troubles , which she vainly strove to hide from my mockery.

My father remarried and strove to provide some sort of stability for us through this new family: another mother, brother and sister.

During the Three Kingdoms period, the argumentation the ory strove to gain an independent literary position for argumentation.

We strove for the Early accomplishment of the plan.

These were tinderboxes, right on Russia's doorstep, which Russian peacekeepers strove to keep from igniting.

Was this not what the artists of stained glass in the Gothic cathedrals strove to achieve, only in a different way?

In the Bible, in Isaiah the king of Babylon is also called Lucifer because he strove to be equal to God.

My grandmother at all price strove to get her son through college.

Ikea, which has 17 stores in the UK, denied it was cruel, saying it strove to meet animal welfare standards.

They believed that nothing was truly impossible, and strove to prove skeptics wrong at every turn.

In Vienna he joined a secret Jewish group that was helping Israel come into being even as it strove to avenge the past.

Now it strove to be even more welcoming, almost silly.

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

How hard, how persistently, and how earnestly we strove for peace last week, the House will see from the Papers that will be before it.

The tip of one finger touched it. She strove no more for the rest.

asked Morrel with a voice he strove to render firm.

Kindergarten days were when I strove to cut perfectly shaped stars for my paper flag.

He strove immediately to enforce an offensive campaign.

It is a consolation to know that they will surely carry on the cause for which Edgar Snow strove so faithfully all his life .

And the Jews strove amongst themselves, saying, How can this man give us himself for food?

strove for recognition as an artist.

He, as a man, no longer strove.

She strove for recognition as an artist.

At the same time, Jacques Lacan strove to disentangle psychoanalysis from all its psychological and normative tendencies.

and, without seeking to solve the enigma, he strove to dress the wound.

She strove for recognition as a writer.

At night in my bedroom and by day in the classroom her image came between me and the page I strove to read.

The swimmer strove against the tide.

Kevin strove to make his ideas anifest to us.

He strove manfully to overcome his speech defect.

When I received criticism that my posts weren't as good as they could be, I strove to improve.

The steps were crowded with masks, who strove to snatch each other's torches.

He strove to make himself understood.

He strove for the prize in mathematics.

Both sides strove to satisfy the contract.

Not unbecoming men that strove with Gods.

Strove to prevent our courage from turning into bravado.

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

In 2008 and 2009, Washington strove to save the economy.

Until the 1980s , when Britain's Foreign Office muscled in , Hong Kong's colonial administrators strove to keep London out of its affairs .

He strove to win the prize.

Industrialists strove to create a rationale for their power and to persuade the public that everyone had something to gain from it.

He strove for the good of people.

Finally, I will give my money to the poors so that they don't have to strove anymore.

He strove to stir himself and find something to interest him.

i strove ( did not strove ) for simplification

I strove with none, for none was worth my strife, Nature I loved, and next to Nature, Art;

Still strove with his last ounce of courage