| Juliet ruffles his hair, destroying the very conscious disorder Benny strove to achieve. |
| The inventor, feeling that he had within his reach a giant power, strove unrestingly to set at work his powerful slave. |
| In consequence they strove to accent the competitive element and eliminate any attempt at showboating at every opportunity. |
| It was a good night, as we strove to make conversation employing sign-language and shouting against the blare of the music. |
| Women still found it desirable to behave in a ladylike manner and men strove to be gentlemen. |
| The enactment of Prohibition strove to uplift America's moral character through the banishment of alcohol. |
