Sought
Meanings and phrases
sought
- that is looked for
- being searched for; sought-after
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- All three sought refuge at the Russian legation.
- Across the island, 259 people sought refuge in shelters.
- A total of 34000 watercraft sought refuge ahead of the storm.
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- They are rare and highly sought after.
- His bows are highly sought after.
- Vegetative cover is highly sought after in selection of larval habitats.
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- It sought to create a vendor-neutral online reference of Web platform standards.
- As the folk music craze died out, Bonniwell sought to create music with "fuzz and fangs."
- The ambitious project sought to create a versatile common fighter for many roles and services.
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- He instead sought to establish a self-sufficient community upon socialist principles.
- After resigning from the EPA, Pruitt has sought to establish an energy consulting business.
- Huntsman sought to establish himself as an anti-negative candidate and take the "high road".
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- One of these brothers is said to have unsuccessfully sought the throne.
- For years, Gerry unsuccessfully sought the governorship of Massachusetts.
- At an 1855 by-election, he unsuccessfully sought election for Cardigan Boroughs.
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- It is one of the most sought after schools in the country.
- Voter registration was considered the most sought after job.
- The South Pacific Championships is the most sought after of the titles.
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- In illustrating, Mazzucchelli sought to make "Year One" look grimy, dark, and muted.
- He also said that he sought to make the album accessible to broad audiences by incorporating many genres.
- During the Fascist regime Marinetti sought to make Futurism the official state art of Italy but failed to do so.
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- Patten first sought election in the 1992 ACT general election.
- At an 1855 by-election, he unsuccessfully sought election for Cardigan Boroughs.
- Undeterred, Land sought election to the position, in 1952, but lost to the incumbent.
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- She escaped and sought help from authorities, to no avail.
- Later in 1761, the Cochin king sought help from Travancore.
- Popal sought help from psychiatrists and began taking antidepressants.
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- He then sought large sums of U.S. aid from Congress.
- Arnebeck then sought to act as a legal watchdog during elections.
- Kanda then sought judicial intervention to prevent media from reporting the case.
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- The new government sought to completely restructure Cambodian society.
- The judge dismissed the case after the government sought a continuance.
- The government sought to retain exemptions from U.S. immigration and minimum wage laws.
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- She also sought to bring the Arts and Crafts movement to Chicago.
- Mendik has sought to bring together academic interest and fandom through Cine-Excess, a film festival.
- They sought to bring attention to artists, art, poetry and writing that had been largely neglected or forgotten.
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- Approval was granted to 133 of them and 128 sought an exception for pension costs increases.
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- It sought to expand the ways in which it can bring pleasure to readers.
- Over time, the clan sought to expand its influence beyond this backwater.
- In 1861, French Emperor Napoleon III sought to expand his empire and invaded Mexico.
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- The reforms sought to improve labor productivity.
- The opposition sought to improve relations with India.
- At this library, Leibniz sought to improve the catalog.
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- The ProLife Alliance sought permission for judicial review of their decision, which was refused.
- Several applicants sought permission to put a new station on the air using CKGM's old frequency.
- Before he died, Sleyne had sought permission to return to Ireland, however his petition was refused by Queen Anne.
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- The stamps issued by the companies are much sought after by philatelists.
- The guests are very keen to meet Henry and invitations are much sought after.
- His counsel and leadership were much sought after by the Congressmen of the early days.
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- These competent works are actively sought out by collectors.
- He actively sought the removal of its president, Carleton Stanley in the 1940s.
- Plaster casts of antique sculptures, designed to inspire students, were actively sought.
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- The interventionists sought to use the Triple Entente to contain German expansion.
- In response, Genan sought to use Akaboshi, his prodigy, in an attempt to embarrass Jowa into retirement.
- In many cases, it was impossible to license the material because the filmmaker sought to use it in a critical way.
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- Leto sought shelter in many lands, only to be rejected by them.
- At the fall of Troy, Cassandra sought shelter in the temple of Athena.
- The people now lived in the ruins or sought shelter in the outlying villages.
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- President Alexander Lukashenko sought to develop a closer relationship with Russia.
- More recently Bertrand Russell sought to develop a formal language based on logical atoms.
- In mid-1967, New York City mayor John Lindsay sought to develop closer ties with leaders of impoverished neighborhoods.
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- Shelden introduced new information that sought to build on Crick's work.
- In addition, the Government of Ghana has sought to build the second nuclear power plant in Africa.
- PQCC research into code generation process sought to build a truly automatic compiler-writing system.
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- The U.S. sought to prevent off-loading of the arms to Huerta.
- Some governments have sought to prevent certain ethnic or social groups from reproduction.
- Souter was a prominent leader of the Keep the Clause campaign, which sought to prevent its abolition.
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- Ordo Amoris Cabinet ceased in 2003 and Francis Acea sought asylum in the US.
- Arundell refused de Vere's offer, and he and Howard initially sought asylum with Mendoza.
- Valdés spent a month in Tejas Verdes, and when he was released, he sought asylum at the Swedish embassy.
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- Ray also sought to increase the speed of play.
- Marinetti also sought to increase creativity.
- He sought to increase employment opportunities with a famous four-point strategy.
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- Franco initially sought support from various groups.
- He initially sought out William deMille.
- Hall initially sought to appeal to the State Council of the LCL.
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- As a result, pre-1982 five cent pieces are often sought by collectors.
- Sayur sop or sup ayam is Indonesian chicken soup that often sought during flu.
- He was often sought out by journalists and others for his views on a variety of topics.
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- With Eutropius' fall from power, Gainas sought to take advantage of Aracdius’s current predicament.
- The occupation displeased Russia because the tsar sought to take over the Swedish Baltic provinces.
- When her successor in Congress, Bob Ehrlich, gave up his seat, Bentley sought to take the seat back in 2002.
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- They sought to avoid conflict with the neighboring Navajo and Apache peoples.
- Initially he sought to avoid the kind of sectarianism he had seen in England.
- Tao sought to avoid escalating the quarrel by hiding in a hospital but Chiang discovered him there.
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- The French State sought to promote patrimony following its defeat in Franco-Prussian War.
- These relationships have sought to promote economic, cultural, educational, and other ties.
- Through the BWF Nthaile sought to promote the interests of labourers and his own Bakgalagadi ethnic group.
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- Biomarkers of depression have been sought to provide an objective method of diagnosis.
- While he labored to establish the necessary financing for his young diocese, he also sought to provide pastoral leadership for his diocese.
- During the arraignment, John Millman sought to provide an alibi for his son, unable to believe he could be involved in anything so terrible.
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- Kulothunga III sought the help of the Hoysalas.
- He therefore sought the help of aviation entrepreneurs.
- He sought the help of Nambi Andar Nambi.
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- At first, the three members sought to protect the writing of Albanian with the use of an Ottoman Turkish alphabet.
- NMHM was opposed to the increasing foreign Christian evangelistic aggression, and sought to protect the interests of Hindus in the state.
- The Waldensians had about 3,000 rebel soldiers at their disposal, which sought to protect around 12,000 non-combatants (mainly women and children).
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- He has not sought a return to politics since this time.
- The LDS Church had not sought to purchase the manuscript.
- He has not sought a return to political office since this time.
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- It sought to find the grounds for claims in the forms (logic) and materials (factual laws) of a universal system of knowledge.
- The Yamakasi eventually split apart, though, because some members sought to find more individual expressions of the discipline.
- In 1955, D’Amico sought to find a permanent location for the art classes that were initially offered by the MoMA at Ashawagh Hall in Springs, New York.
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- In 2018, Monserrate again sought a district leader post in Queens.
- Later that year, Le Claire again sought an island-wide mandate as senator.
- A strike was announced for May 2010, British Airways again sought an injunction.
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- He sought advice from a Seanagal first.
- Realising she needed to protect her boundaries, she sought advice from W.H.
- Those at the second level usually had their horoscopes cast and sought advice and predictions.
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- Carl faced his death with unflagging courage and never sought refuge in illusions.
- Timely use of Salvarsan probably could have cured the infection, but he apparently never sought treatment.
- While their relationship was never explicitly romantic, Ginter reportedly "never sought the company of women."
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- It sought to reduce government influence on the economy and taxation.
- Thus, in the mid-1990s the army sought to reduce the number of active-duty generals.
- In recent years, geographers have sought to reduce the use of exonyms to avoid this kind of problem.
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- Franco initially sought support from various groups.
- He also sought support from the American Association for Ethiopian Jews.
- The United Provinces, under attack by France, sought support from Denmark–Norway.
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- Wichama sought revenge and drove Pacha Kamaq into the ocean.
- After Sneed was released from prison, he sought revenge for his daughter.
- The release of the outlaws infuriated the people of Texas, who then sought revenge.
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- As a consequence, the CFL sought a new venue for the contest.
- Her elder brother left the family and sought a new life in America.
- The Toa Metru, with six stasis pods, sought a new home for the Matoran.
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- Saudi Arabia sought and received U.S.
- Kawika Crowley, a handyman, sought and received the Republican nomination.
- Former Governor Linda Lingle sought and received the Republican nomination.
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- Britain deliberately sought to replace the Spanish in economic and cultural affairs.
- Because of this, the men sought to replace these weapons whenever an opportunity arose.
- Kwan was nominated on March 22, and sought to replace Libby Davies as the Member of Parliament for the riding.
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- These assigned duties sought to maintain structure in the kingdom.
- Despite the considerable rises in the costs of many basic items, the government sought to maintain wages largely as they were.
- While New Brunswick asserted that it sought to maintain its right to generate liquor revenues, other provinces were more equivocal on the issue.
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- She had first sought treatment for cancer in Vienna in 1914.
- Ruffin first sought treatment for his drug addiction in 1967.
- Patten first sought election in the 1992 ACT general election.
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- Scott and Chalmers sought assistance from Bragg's main army.
- Captain Jewett sought assistance from the British explorer James Weddell.
- Unable to stabilise the economy, the government sought assistance from the International Monetary Fund.
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- With the invasion in 1062, he sought to gain a decisive victory over Sweyn.
- English Dominicans sought to gain a full knowledge of Christ through an imitation of His life.
- Wiser investigators sought to gain some rational understanding through the study of bird flight.
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- Only 1 school district sought an exemption for Nonacademic School Construction Project, while 1 sought an exception for Electoral debt for school construction.
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- It sought to end private ownership in general and combat the ruling class.
- The Chinese sought to end to tensions to avoid giving the Russians a pretext to invade.
- After World War Two, Europe sought to end conflict permanently between France and Germany.
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- Zhuge Liang had sought aid from a Xianbei tribal chief, Kebineng, who went to Beidi Commandery (北地郡; around present-day central Shaanxi) to rally the locals to support the Shu forces.