How To Use Exertion In A Sentence

This concept of embodiment doesn't apply just to times of exertion, of course.
It is the keenest spur to exertion, and surest of all guards against improbity. Times, Sunday Times
The result of the combined exertions of Messrs. Savage and Wilson was not only the obtaining of a very full account of the habits of this new creature, but a still more important service to science, the enabling the excellent American anatomist already mentioned, Professor Wyman, to describe, from ample materials, the distinctive osteological characters of the new form. Essays
Mr. Dominico respectfully informs the ladies and gentlemen of Washington, Georgetown, and their vicinages, that every exertion shall be used to render his performance entertaining.
Sounds prestigious, even if it's a friendly between teams who are not best known for over-exertion when there's no competitive oomph.

Once the symptoms begin to abate and you can move around comfortably, mild physical exertion may help sweat out the evil humors.
I watched over my hasty temper, subdued my burning impatience of character, schooled my self-engrossing thoughts, educating myself to the best perfection I might attain, that the fruit of my exertions might be his happiness. The Last Man
The virtue of a man ought to be measured not by his extraordinary exertions, but by his everyday conduct.
Side-by-side (it takes barely half an hour to get from one to the other) are the sybaritic pleasures of the beach and the heady exertions of the sort of outdoor life enjoyed by the Von Trapp family.
The cooler temperatures of the last week should have quelled the amorous residents' ardour and after their recent exertions they should have quite an appetite.
However, it should be noted, rating of perceived exertion cannot be used to monitor training intensity, without educating the swimmers beforehand.
Defog It antifog gave officers a fog-free view in the heat, humidity and high-exertion of the Mock Prison Riot training," says John Swett, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for PRWeb - Daily News Feed
There is an experiment, which seems to evince this venous absorption, which consists in the external application of a stimulus to the lips, as of vinegar, by which they become instantly pale; that is, the bibulous mouths of the veins by this stimulus are excited to absorb the blood faster, than it can be supplied by the usual arterial exertion. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life
Typical indications for paediatric electrocardiography include syncope, exertional symptoms, tachyarrhythmias, bradyarrhythmias, and drug ingestion.
The basic rules of the dissolution of contract are designed for the occurrence and exertion of the right to dissolve contract.
An East Indiaman was once attacked by a sword-fish with such prodigious force that its "snout" was driven completely through the bottom of the ship, which must have been destroyed by the leak had not the animal killed itself by the violence of its own exertions, and left its sword imbedded in the wood. Harper's Young People, February 3, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly
I spend the afternoon wallowing in the tub, feeling the aches of physical exertion melt away. Times, Sunday Times
The recordings testify to an aesthetic of physical overexertion played out in an acoustic medium.
In the case of gapeworms (often caught from pheasants) the birds will be seen gaping after exertion and attempting to cough up the worms which are anchored in the windpipe.
This small journey seems quite a formidable expedition to me, and that sort of cowardly feeling of incapacity and disinclination for the smallest effort or unusual exertion is the growth of a two years 'habit over that of thirty preceding ones, and is a greater sign of age than white hairs, wrinkles, or loss of teeth. Further Records, 1848-1883: A Series of Letters
they managed only with great exertion
In dangerous tropical regions, where there is little appetite and less nutritious diet, where exertion of mind and body easily exhaust vitality, and where “diffusible stimulants” must often take the place of solids, he dies first who drinks water. Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo
He failed to lift the rock in spite of all his exertions.
After all the exertions of yesterday I felt it was unlikely that I would still be standing by 7pm, whether I'd been drinking or not.
It was the Actress whom we'd met in the City, sweating profusely from her exertions and with a dirty smudge across a cheek.
Sudden increases in temperature can also occur after any exertion and they usually occur following food. M.E. and You - a self-help plan
I spend the afternoon wallowing in the tub, feeling the aches of physical exertion melt away. Times, Sunday Times
Randolphe muttered some indistinct response; and was again sinking to For - getfuJnesS, when Monta*iba«, with a tran - sient exertion of strength, rudely shook, him, and sternly bade him rise. The confessional of Valombre
Her eyes alternately opened upon but shut against the light, and, finally, the exertions of the old man were rewarded as the golden gleam of expression began to relight and reillumine those features which seemed never to be without it. Charlemont; Or, the Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky
After our exertions, we were ready for a bite to eat and there was no shortage of choices.
I pray GOD most sincerely to bless you with the highest transports ” the infelt satisfaction of humane and benevolent exertions! ” Life of Johnson
Vets think it is caused by muscle injury possibly brought on by overexertion. Times, Sunday Times
When by our continued posture in sleep, some uneasy sensations are produced, we either gradually awake by the exertion of volition, or the muscles connected by habit with such sensations alter the position of the body; but where the sleep is uncommonly profound, and those uneasy sensations great, the disease called the incubus, or nightmare, is produced. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life
I have no objection to professional sportsmen but I don't think they derive the same pleasure from their exertions as the people who play sport primarily for enjoyment.
Crossing several fields, newly mown, or filled with lines of tedded hay, she arrived, not without great exertion, at the summit of a hill. Jack Sheppard A Romance
Five or six minutes later -- by which time, I'm not ashamed to admit, my arms screamed in pain and I was trembling from the unaccustomed exertion -- the EMTs arrived and took over. Altered Realities
The virtue of a man ought to be measured not by his extraordinary exertions, but by his everyday conduct.
Is it objected against us, by the most inveterate and the most uncandid of our enemies, that we have opposed any of the just prerogatives of the Crown, or any legal exertion of those prerogatives?
In tertian fever, the morbific cause seeking the heart in the first instance, and hanging about the heart and lungs, renders the patient short-winded, disposed to sighing, and indisposed to exertion, because the vital principle is oppressed and the blood forced into the lungs and rendered thick. On the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals
But for the exertions of the police in extinguishing the flames, made while the mob were pelting them with missiles, all the factory hands would have perished. Foreign and Colonial News
He failed to lift the rock in spite of all his exertions.
The objections against the application were, that should Congress comply with it, others of a similar nature would he made; that if the lines of the army were com - pleat, which ought to be insisted upon, such extra aid would be unnecessary; that the condition of the finances would not admit of new demands; that the adoption of such a measure would seem to exclude the idea of mak - ing the exertions of particular States for their own de - fence an object of publick charge, except in cases which had been specially provided for by Congress. Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society
He'd turn his head toward me, his chest still moving up and down quickly from the rapid, breathless exertion.
Exertion of minimum effort to get required work done is appropriate to sustain organization requirements. Country club.
His eyes were bright, and save a slight disarrangement of his peruke, he gave no hint of exertion or fatigue. Sick Cycle Carousel
From the twinned exertions of skating and explaining, his skin is flushed, and his eyes are bright. THE SAVAGE GIRL
Angina pectoris may be precipitated by; muscular exertion, violent mental states, stomach upsets, or cold weather.
He lay quiet, somnolent after the day's exertions.
At least in the countries where the greatest stress has been laid on that influence, and the greatest exertions made for it, the _least good_ has been done -- the Queen means in Spain, Portugal, and Greece. The Letters of Queen Victoria, Vol 2 (of 3), 1844-1853 A Selection from her Majesty's correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861
He needed to relax after the exertions of a busy day at work.
Hence he has found it practically the greatest economy of mental labor to work vigorously when he is disposed to do so, and to refrain from exertion, so far as possible, _when it is felt to be an exertion_. The Education of American Girls
She retains her usual colour and plumpness, which is a sign that the maternal exertions have not been too much for her. The Life of the Spider
The virtue of a man ought to be measured not by his extraordinary exertions, but by his everyday conduct.
-- But however great have been your exertions; however much they have been guided by the precepts of humanity and religion, your public reward has been censure and criticism; but let not such airy weapons damp your ardour for doing good; your _just reward_ is in Heaven, not on earth. Anti-Slavery Opinions before the Year 1800 Read before the Cincinnati Literary Club, November 16, 1872
It never either loses sight of the object to be accomplished, or intermits its exertions while there is a possibility of success. How to Get on in the World A Ladder to Practical Success
We frankly admit that where the evil of slavery is felt to a greater extent than in the states to which we have adverted, not only must _greater exertions_ be used, but even the plans of proceeding must be somewhat varied. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921
The strength of a muscle is measured by the utmost force which it can exert _once_; its endurance by the number of times it can repeat a given exertion _well within its strength_. How to Live Rules for Healthful Living Based on Modern Science
Real driving also requires intense concentration and unexpected physical exertion as the car goes around the bends and over the bumpy surface. Times, Sunday Times
Before reaching the entry point, the intrepid aquanaut, pink with exertion, has to pick his way delicately through a crowd of anglers armed with filleting knives before he can take an elegant step into the water.
But nature could not long endure a pleasure that it so highly provoked without satisfying it: pursuing then its darling end, the battery recommenced with redoubled exertion; nor lay I inactive on my side, but encountering him with all the impetuosity of motion I was mistress of, the downy cloth of our meeting mount was now of real use to break the violence of the tilt; and soon, indeed! the highwrought agitation, the sweet urgency of this to-and-fro friction, raised the titillation on me to its height; so that finding myself on the point of going, and loath to leave the tender partner of my joys behind me, I employed all the forwarding motions and arts my experience suggested to me, to promote his keeping me company to our journey's end. Memoirs Of Fanny Hill A New and Genuine Edition from the Original Text (London, 1749)
As our shoulders burn and lungs heave with exertion, we slowly get the kayak under control and find the rhythm and intensity required to keep it going in the desired direction.
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Medirlan took the stairs at a run, reveling in the physical exertion even though he exerted himself physically every day as a guard.
Looking from the drowsy room, which is the world of his body, into the stirring life outside, he who longs for the gay kindliness of comradely exertion can project himself into the glad errantries of nature. The Spring of Joy: A Little Book of Healing
Lactate, your body's buffering agent, neutralizes the acid that builds up in your legs and makes them burn during heavy exertion.
The wind and his exertions had brought his usually bone-white skin to a scarlet flush. THE BROKEN GOD
When any cause occurs, which diminishes to a certain degree the supply of sensorial power in respect to the whole system; as suppose a temporary inexertion of the brain; what happens? Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life
When this pleasurable sensation rises into a painful one, and the customs of society will not permit us to laugh aloud, some other violent voluntary exertion is used instead of it to alleviate the pain. Canto II
By the time Mr. Mineo had everything under control, he was huffing and puffing with the exertion.
Anyone who has listened to much of O.P. on disc will have come to expect, and enjoy, hearing him hum, grunt and otherwise vocalize his exertions while playing. A High Price to Pay for the Pursuit of a More Perfect Peterson
The rewards for such exertion are great trails and panoramic views. Times, Sunday Times
Experimental psychologists adopted the kymograph as an instrument for recording various time-related events: response times, stimulus presentations, muscle exertion and tuning fork vibrations.
In previous years, my post San Diego experience was one of physically mending from the physical exertion that I went through during the show. PvPonline » Archive » Sad Diego
He adopted their methodological starting point, the assumption that rational actors ‘seek to gratify their desires with the least exertion.’
Just as Paul saw himself as exemplifying the correct behaviour, so also he saw himself as the model of exertion.
Bardell could afford, soon afterwards rendered the amplest justice — indeed they wholly vanished before their strenuous exertions. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club
Suddenly, quite suddenly, the idea of exertion, of any effort whatever, was become odious to him ... odious and unthinkable. Ultima Thule
She'd never quite know whether the thickness in his voice was caused by excitement or exertion. PASSION AND ILLUSION
I reflected again, and the result was that I determined to have nothing more to do with the business, and that neither the sultan nor the pacha should be the better for my exertions. The Pacha of Many Tales
They proceeded onward: the earthly Paradise was unfolded to their view; the air was balmy, and laden with rich fragrance from the numberless flowers around; but instead of filling the spirit with soft languor, and indisposing the body to exertion, the gentle breezes imparted new vigor to the frame, and the buoyant, hilarious feelings of early youth shot through the veins, making the thoughtful eye sparkle, and giving to the grave foot of saddened maturity the elasticity of childhood. Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside
He was, indeed, deeply and warmly affectionate, but troublesome through outbreaks of will and temper, showing all the ordinary instinct of trying how far the authorities for the time being will endure resistance; sufficiently indolent of mind to use his excellent abilities to save exertion of intellect; passionate to kicking and screaming pitch, and at times showing the doggedness which is such a trial of patience to the parent. Life of John Coleridge Patteson
The heterogeneous triflings which now, I am very sorry to say, occupy so much of our time, will be neglected; fashion's votaries will silently fall off; dishonest exertions for rank in society will be scorned; extravagance in toilet will be detested; that meager and worthless pride of station will be forgotten; the honest earnings of dependents will be paid; popular demagogues crushed; impostors unpatronized; true genius sincerely encouraged; and, above all, pawned integrity redeemed! History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I
a certain form of exertion and action, -- I shall grant, of course, that nothing whatever that exists is in that sense inert; but I shall affirm that you use the word inert in quite a different sense from the usual one. The Recreations of a Country Parson
He was "inducted" on the 24th of April, 1649, and there some four weeks later he died, suddenly it would seem, from heat-apoplexy brought on by his exertions during a pilgrimage. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery
In this he proved a true prophet, and, as we shall see later, his exertions were a potent factor in establishing the fine arts on a firm basis in New York. Letters and Journals 01
Whatever may be the end of the susbscription, or of your more immediate exertions, Sir, to serve me, I cannot hesitate to inform you that the clothing my youngest daughter, and the entire support of my Son in lodgings, still call for what I cannot continue to give without thus soliciting and obtaining something to keep the wheels going which I have put in motion. Letter 317
Not once did she make a sound indicating tremendous physical exertion.
The good effects of this law is admirable, insomuch that it has almost annihilated robbery: but when one has actually been committed, the energy and exertion of every individual is directed to discover the depredator, and they seldom fail to discover him. An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa
A person with nephritis must avoid all exertion.
In general, the agreeable fumes of the "Aina" were created by one's own inhalations; but Donjalolo deeming the solace too dearly purchased by any exertion of the royal lungs, regaled himself through those of his attendants, whose lips were as moss-rose buds after a shower. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I (of 2)
It is important to note that normal resting oxygenation does not exclude exertional or nocturnal oxygen desaturation.
His players' nutritional intake after the intense physical exertion of a game is a crucial part of their physiological recovery. Times, Sunday Times
But, like that archimage, conscious that all depends on the exertion of his wonted empire, he struggled hard to regain his lost authority. The Roman Traitor (Vol. 1 of 2)
“Many; I have found it necessary to change frequently — a change of instructors is often beneficial to the interests of a school; it gives life and variety to the proceedings; it amuses the pupils, and suggests to the parents the idea of exertion and progress.” The Professor, by Charlotte Bronte
The slow, fluid movements help tense, stressed people relax and strengthen their bodies without worrying about over-exertion or strain.
Dusty atmosphere and physical exertions are even otherwise extremely harmful for heart patients.
She can hear herself panting from exertion, the sound like static in the earpiece.
His stolid instinctive conservatism grovels before the tyrant rule of routine, despite that turbulent and licentious independence which ever suggests revolt against the ruler: his mental torpidity, founded upon physical indolence, renders immediate action and all manner of exertion distasteful: his conscious weakness shows itself in overweening arrogance and intolerance. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
Try to avoid physical exertion.
I guess by the time she's my age I'll be content with exertion no more strenuous than a nightly constitutional.
A great way for me to learn to relax has been my study of what I call the perceived rate of exertion PRE. ChiRunning
Although Laura's exertions keep her warm, the Damps give poor Sophia ‘a galloping Consumption’, and she soon expires, too.
A picture of hustle and bustle and untold exertion.
The unparalleled rapidity with which he rode from Cape Town to Grahamstown, a distance of 600 miles, accomplishing it in less than six days; his indefatigable and most able exertion from the moment of his arrival to expel the savage enemy from the ground their unexpected and treacherous invasion had gained – to afford protection and support to the inhabitants; to restore confidence and to organize the armed population, and combine the resources of the country – have been beyond all praise, and justly entitle him to the grateful acknowledgments of the Colony and of the Commander-in-Chief. The Autobiography of Liuetenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G. C. B.
He wasn't red, despite his exertion: he was the color of somebody about to puke or pass out. EVERVILLE
It wasn't exertion that left him weak-kneed and trembling, but rather the gut-wrenching horror of Joe's scream and his pleas for mercy.
He was breathing heavily after his exertions.
Jon is a friendly, creative stand-up comedian, with a love of languages, martial arts, and a healthy loathing for heavy physical exertion.
I didn't think that the word exertion was a very good one in A Jolly Fellowship
But all exertion is disagreeable; one feels content to sit and compose chapters of novels in one's whirling brain, without attempting to commit the fleeting kaleidoscopic images to paper. Insulinde: Experiences of a Naturalist's Wife in the Eastern Archipelago
Here, in a regular series of instructive reading, in the cultivation of every elegant talent, and the acquirement of every useful art, and in the interchangement of the good offices and real pleasures which the society of the good and the rational may every where afford, their hours of amusement were past; those of duty, in every exertion of active benevolence and even-handed justice, that their situation as lords paramount of the neighbourhood, or as the richest people in it, could give occasion for. Things By Their Right Names
Though she was really tired with the exertions of the day, the sight of the new tambourine, after supper, proved too tempting; and she was soon practising the saltarello again, with an agility almost equal to that of the nimble A romance of the republic
He had noticed increasing exertional dyspnoea and noisy breathing in the two months prior to presentation.
Melissa was flustered in her ladylike terror of being come upon uncovered in those disarraying exertions of vigorous sexual informalities and, blushing, wished him, for a change, to finish fast; but she laughed when he did and disclosed the ruse as she was checking his baggage for his medicines and preparing to ride with him to the airport before his flight to Kenosha at the start of his journey. Closing Time
We ought to be resigned and cheerful in a dependent situation, when we cannot possibly provide for ourselves; but a willingness to burthen others, when we can help it by a little exertion, is not resignation – it is mere pride and indolence. The Mother's Book
I get out of breath with any kind of physical exertion.
In aggravated cases, the patient may suffer from shortness of breath on exertion, and the respiratory difficulty may react on the heart, causing dilatation of the right side, palpitation, and precordial pain. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.
I feel that they will rather put your delightful rosiness down to the exertions of the dance. Shameless
The dole, in other words, was counterproductive; it tended to “impair that anxiety for a livelihood which is almost instinctive”; giving out money could “relax individual exertion by unnerving the arm of industry.” A History of American Law
Are you panting from exertion all the time during a dive in still water, instead of feeling relaxed?
This accompanied by noises of exertion, crossness or frustration, emotional or physical as appropriate.
I did my best to draw my fair companions into a little chat, but found my _vis-à-vis_ -- the daughter of my successor outside -- most impracticable; a monosyllable was the extent of her exertion: whilst her companion, who was a lively, intelligent-looking girl, and very pretty withal, was necessarily chilled by the taciturnity of her senior. Impressions of America During the years 1833, 1834 and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume I.
He wasn't red, despite his exertion: he was the color of somebody about to puke or pass out. EVERVILLE
Her husband was a notoriously lazy man, who had chosen to live restrictedly upon an inherited property rather than increase it by the smallest exertion. April Hopes
What with poling, and shoving, and pulling at the rope, the nuggar was floated once more at last, and on they went again, and by-and-by the river widened, and the current was not so strong, and so long as they kept the rope pretty taut the boat came along without any very great exertion. For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War
It's just unfortunate that their opponents will be underdone, most of them suffering from their exertions in Gosford five days previously.
Age diminishes the heart's ability to pump harder and faster under exertion.
The latter property he appears to have transferred to the front of the old brown landau, where the aged coachman, with nose as flat as the ace of clubs, sits, transfixed and rigid as the curls of his caxon, from three till six every Sunday evening, urging on a cabbage-fed pair of ancient prods, which no exertion of the venerable Jehu has been able for the last seven years to provoke into a trot from Hyde park gate to that of Cumberland and back again. The English Spy An Original Work Characteristic, Satirical, And Humorous. Comprising Scenes And Sketches In Every Rank Of Society, Being Portraits Drawn From The Life
But this is an anticipative adaptation when you exhaust the muscles, they adapt in case you need that level of exertion again, not just calories in/calories out. Odds and ends June 28, 2009 | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D.
Warren Harding's extramarital exertions would provoke titters only after his death, when a tell-all memoir by one of his mistresses, Nan Britton, boasted of assignations in a White House cloakroom.
He was flabby and untidy, his face was red and his hair wet with exertion. THE DEVIL'S OWN WORK
It could be that he just instinctively knows what to do, instinctively knows what's right, relying on gut feeling rather than cerebral exertion.
My muscles were tense from the unusual exertion, and my body was still exhausted.
Why the emphasis on the heroic exertion of vision and historiography?
Not that they were a hard-worked or hard-working population: they took life very easy, seeing that by no possible exertion could they materially better themselves; and even when they hunted a neighbour's cow out of their wheat, they would execute the eviction with a lazy indolence and sluggishness that took away from the act all semblance of ungenerousness. Lord Kilgobbin
It feels spindly, as if it will break with exertion of more force.
In our waking hours a perpetual voluntary exertion, of which we are unconscious, attends all our new trains of ideas, whether those of imagination or of perception; which by comparing them with our former experience preserves the consistency of the former, by rejecting such as are incongruous; and adds to the credibility of the latter, by their analogy to objects of our previous knowledge: and this exertion is attended with pleasurable sensation. Note XIII
He was a votary of the esoteric Eton religion, the kind of graceful, tolerant, sleepy boy who is showered with favors and crowned with all the laurels, who is liked by the masters and admired by the boys without any apparent exertion on his part, without experiencing the ill-effects of success himself or arousing the pangs of envy in others. Arrested Development
Bauman was embarrassed at being discovered asleep, napping his exertions away like an old man. STONE CITY
Great leaders are willing to retire unloved and unpopular as the price for great exertion.
Respiratory tract symptoms may also persist for some months, including coughs and shortness of breath on exertion.
Steve loomed over her, his face puffed with exertion and his beard tangled and in disarray.
The debilitating effect of unlaboured-for wealth lies, then, not in the nature of any material adjunct to life in itself, but in the power it may possess of robbing the individual of all incentive to exertion, thus destroying the intellectual, the physical, and finally, the moral fibre. Woman and Labour
On the continent, Bonaparte's vaulting ambition imposed such a degree of overexertion that every success he gained served only to make his eventual collapse more certain.
The inhibitions disappear and the red face is a result of happy exertion rather than excruciating bashfulness.
Observing her now to be softened, though not absolutely consoled, he rang the bell, and begged the servant, who answered it, to request his brother would order the coach immediately, as he was obliged to return home; 'And you, my love,' said he, 'shall accompany me; it will be the least exertion you can make in first breaking through your averseness to quit the house.' Camilla
He drank enormous quantities of water, but so great was the heat of the day and of his exertions, that the water sluiced through the interstices of his flesh and out at all his pores. Chapter 17
Components of the syndrome bear resemblance to such disorders as tetanus, equine motor neuron disease, hyperkalemic periodic paralysis, exertional myopathies, and especially the acquired channelopathies associated with the mycotoxicoses, such as perennial ryegrass staggers. TheHorse.com News
Heart muscle may cramp when it needs more oxygen because of exertion, emotion, or exposure to cold.
I could hear Milly huffing and puffing with the exertion of it.
But as a greater torpor follows this exhaustion of sensorial power, as explained in the next paragraph, and a greater exertion succeeds this torpor, the constitution frequently sinks under these increasing librations between exertion and quiescence; till at length complete quiescence, that is, death, closes the scene. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life
I become adept in my own sphere of influence and exertion, at peace and without fear.
It exposes the shirking scrimshank, who presumably preserves his legs from unnecessary exertion. VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol V No 1
Mr. WonTHlitOTON communicated two resolu - tions of the Legislature of the State of Ohio; the one, requesting their Senators and Representa - tives in Congress to use their exertions to obtain a grant of land between the Sciota and the Little Miami, io aoy part of the unappropriated lands of the United States within that State, for the use of schools, within* the Virginia military dis - trict, in lieu of the donation heretofore granted by Congress for that purpose, for reasons staled in the resolution; the other, requesting them to use tbeir exertions to procure the passage of a law prohibiting the importation of slaves into the United States, or any of the territories thereof, so sood as the Constitution will admit of the same. The debates and proceedings in the Congress of the United States : with an appendix containing important state papers and public documents, and all the laws of a public nature; with a copious index; compiled from authentic materials
Try to avoid physical exertion.
He drank enormous quantities of water, but so great was the heat of the day and of his exertions, that the water sluiced through the interstices of his flesh and out at all his pores.
His considerable exertions notwithstanding, truth in matters of statecraft remains implacably gray.
Anything, the least exertion, an overwarm fire, even a too-spicy dish, and we turn rosy as pigs. Shameless
In this manner we had advanced about four miles to the westward by eight P.M., after eleven hours of very laborious exertion; and having then come to the end of the clear water, and the weather being again foggy, the ships were secured in a deep "bight," or bay in a floe, called by the sailors a Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 1
This appreciation of my exertions was the warmest welcome that I could have received on my first entrance into civilization after so many years of savagedom. In the Heart of Africa
Age diminishes the heart's ability to pump harder and faster under exertion.
Their findings suggest that self-regulation involves exertion, which expends energy, depleting the available supply and impairing subsequent task performance.
Her hair stuck to her face in soaked strands and her skin was mottled with exertion, every wrinkle boldface with anxiety. ROUGH JUSTICE
I replied, "Such disclosures and revelation are not granted from heaven; since in proportion as a man knows things to come, in the same proportion his reason and understanding, together with his wisdom and prudence, fall into an indolence of inexertion, grow torpid, and decay. The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love
That exertion or change of the sensorium, which is caused by the appulses of external bodies, either simply subsides, or is succeeded by sensation, or it produces fibrous motions; it is termed irritation, and irritative motions are those contractions of the muscular fibres, or of the organs of sense, that are immediately consequent to this exertion or change of the sensorium. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life
This they call magnifying the grace of God, as if it could be supposed that his gracious help would ever be granted for the purpose of slackening, instead of encouraging and exciting, our own exertions. The Young Lady's Mentor A Guide to the Formation of Character. In a Series of Letters to Her Unknown Friends
Lognar tried as best he could to maintain a stern and uncompromising demeanor with this enemy of his people, but was plainly worn out by his exertions and his obvious physical infirmity.
Yet, notwithstanding all these things, no one endeavoured to vindicate me from this calumny; while great exertion was employed to frame excuses for Trelcatius, by means of a qualified interpretation of his words, though it was utterly impossible to reconcile their palliative explanations with the plain signification of his unperverted expressions. The Works of James Arminius, Vol. 1
But I could not well believe this, as I could feel my heart pounding against my ribs from the exertion of my efforts to release myself from the anaesthesis which had held me. A Princess of Mars
Too soon, however, he was out of breath, lungs and muscles burning from exertion.
Whatever may be the remote cause of paroxysms of asthma, the immediate cause of the convulsive respiration, whether in the common asthma, or in what is termed the convulsive asthma, which are perhaps only different degrees of the same disease, must be owing to violent voluntary exertions to relieve pain, as in other convulsions; and the increase of irritability to internal stimuli, or of sensibility, during sleep must occasion them to commence at this time. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life
I was panting from the exertion, the call was really more a strained grunting series of messages as we all but ran down the slope……..into the gun smoke…possibly into Hell! Cheeseburger Gothic » Friday writing blog: point of view.
I have played dolls with her once before and I am rather unsure of what I am supposed to contribute, but today I was very tired after the week's exertion and was flagging fast.
In colder temperatures, the heart tolerates less exertion because the body reacts to cold by constricting small arteries.
But he should not force himself to eat beyond his natural capacity to digest and assimilate the food, while overfatigue and exhausting physical exertion should be carefully avoided. How to Live Rules for Healthful Living Based on Modern Science
turned red from exertion
Exertion of authority over others is not always wise; persuasion may be better.
Once the exertion is over you return to the camp's wooden chalets to soak up the tranquil setting or unwind in the thermal pools. Times, Sunday Times
Though far less emotionally wrought than that of his wife, Adalard's testimony nonetheless reveals his anxiety, mainly through physical action, through his exertions to find his daughter and to punish the alleged kidnappers. 105 The father searched for his daughter at night with several friends, after the bailli told him to return when he had found something. A Tender Age: Cultural Anxieties over the Child in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries
There was a rending, tearing sound as of some silken fabric being parted biaswise of its fibres, and Mr. Leary's droll after sections vanished inside; and practically coincidentally therewith, Mr. Leary descended upon the rugged floor with a thump which any other time would have stunned him into temporary helplessness, but which now had the effect merely of stimulating him onward to fresh exertion. The Life of the Party
The muscles of the spiritual athlete pant for such exertion; and without it, they would dwindle into trepid imbecility. Probabilities : An aid to Faith
When they set out to make their fortune, at a very early age, their mother also having in the meantime died, two half-educated but high-spirited and strongly-feeling boys, they had parted with a kind of vow that all their exertions should be addressed to the task of regaining their old possessions and home, and that neither should set foot again upon that beloved alienated land until able in some measure to redeem this pledge. Kirsteen: The Story of a Scotch Family Seventy Years Ago
The uneasiness attending this hot paroxysm of fever, or fit of exertion, is very different from that, which attends the previous cold fit, or fit of quiescence, and is frequently the cause of inflammation, as in pleurisy, which is treated of in the next section. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life
The virtue of a man ought to be measured not by his extraordinary exertions, but by his everyday conduct.
Maggie sobbed with exertion as her hands dug repeatedly into the water.
There are a lot of captivating sounds in track, from the exertion yell-grunts of throwers to the sound of hurdlers clipping the top of the hurdles.
When they finally went back to their table, she was glowing with the exertion and blissfulness, but wasn't out of breath yet.
In ashtanga yoga, also known as power yoga, you'll work up a sweat through physical exertion.
Now I was finding it increasingly hard to stay awake as the exertions in the car park caught up with me. A NASTY DOSE OF DEATH
After two days' exertions, it's the arms and hands that seize up, not the legs.
Jon is a friendly, creative stand-up comedian, with a love of languages, martial arts, and a healthy loathing for heavy physical exertion.
It requires no great exertion of the imagination to recognize the truth of this.
She lay motionless, utterly worn out by her exertions, yet at the same time ominously wide awake.
But a sense of disquiet came over me when he began his exertions.
-- I pray GOD most sincerely to bless you with the highest transports -- the infelt satisfaction of HUMANE and benevolent exertions! Boswell's Life of Johnson Abridged and edited, with an introduction by Charles Grosvenor Osgood
I spend the afternoon wallowing in the tub, feeling the aches of physical exertion melt away. Times, Sunday Times
He had noticed increasing exertional dyspnoea and noisy breathing in the two months prior to presentation.
The couple next door had finished their sweaty exertions, and Nicholas could hear drifting in through the open window a few bars of a singer lamenting in Vietnamese-tinged French something about a soul alone and in torment. Floating City
She was hot and breathless from the exertion of cycling uphill.
The virtue of a man ought to be measured not by his extraordinary exertions, but by his everyday conduct.

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