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strove
verb
strive
intransitive verb

strove [stroʊv, Brit strəʊv] VB

strove pt of:

See also strive

strive <strove, striven [or strived, strived]> [straɪv] VB intr

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strive <strove, striven [or strived, strived]> [straɪv] VB intr

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The university strove to meet these expectations through increasing academic specialisation.
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As a result, there was much secrecy between refinery operators as each strove to maintain a competitive edge.
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The author said he adopted the plain style to suit the story he strove to tell.
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From 1949, he strove to introduce swimming as a required activity in schools.
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The other daughters tell her she has become like them because she strove with all her heart to obtain an immortal soul.
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He would tone down these new influences in his subsequent symphonies as he strove for an eclectic mature style.
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He taught other young orcs the arcane arts and strove to eradicate the orcs' shamanistic traditions.
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He sought realism in acting, just as he strove for realistic visual elements.
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Those who strove for a strictly oppositional course left the party or were edged out.
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He constantly strove to become an independent lawyer, filing as many as six applications, but he was not successful.
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