In 1751, Pierre Louis Maupertuis veered toward more materialist ground.

And he has sought to forge closer trade and transport links.

The new society, whose motto was God and the People , sought the unification of Italy.

Yet King David sought God's forgiveness, and said, You can restore my soul.

Both Putin and Khrushchev sought to use Solzhenitsyn for their own purposes.

For more than a year, Cornwallis sought out Mi kmaq leaders willing to negotiate a peace.

As a result of this potential irregularity, the Panel sought to verify the particulars of this transaction.

Since then, Putin has sought to expose the bankruptcy of America s policy of isolating Iran.

Fretilin at first sought to fight the decision through non violent means.

For most of the previous half century, the North sought relentlessly to impose its will on the South.

Both sought to undo the work of their successful predecessors, Bill Clinton and Boris Yeltsin.

That is why some people have sought to sum up this approach using the terms new issues and out of the box issues .

The country has sought to attract FDI for many years, establishing special economic zones for foreign investment.

Four hundred years ago, explorers sought the legendary Northeast Passage across the north of Europe and Russia to China.

He instead rhetorically transformed American soldiers from fratricidal killers into liberators of their ancient fatherland.

Since first coming to power, Putin sought to cement Russia s status and its global standing on the basis of superior economic performance.

But it is also true that as the price rose, a growing number of naïve investors sought to buy in.

Instead, Koizumi appealed to an electoral majority comprising urban and suburban swing voters.

The independent evaluation also sought to determine why some participants were unable to complete the programme.

He was drawn to the flames, he chased the flames, he was like a moth to the flames. Something of an adrenalin junkie.

Yanukovich was the man who sought to falsify the result of the presidential election of 2004, inciting the Orange Revolution.

This is not a problem with which Keynes was familiar, much less one that he sought to address.

In recent years, researchers have sought to use familiar tools to validate or reject established theories, such as Clovis first.

He also sought to undermine the principle of a two State solution, speaking with approval of a proposal to establish a bi national Palestinian State.

But, above all, he has tried hard to secure Republican support for his efforts to prevent the economy from disappearing into a deep recessionary hole.

Although Metternich sought to deter any possible French resurgence, he restored France s prewar frontiers.

Third, the Institut de droit international attempted a major study of the topic from 1981 to 1985, culminating in a resolution in 1985.

Wen, who had been bogged down by the bureaucracy, had been seeking to counter it by expanding the media s openness and transparency.

Members of this generation sought a strong Arab leadership that would create a balance of power with Israel.

Israel s leaders, in particular, have sought to reinforce the defenses against the anti Semitism that still persists in the world.

He sought to stir up racial tensions, undermine national unity and malign the State, participating in demonstrations which had not been authorized by the competent authorities.

It is in this highly uncertain context that US Secretary of State John Kerry sought to restart Israel Palestine peace negotiations.

Then US Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson sought a bazooka during the 2008 financial crisis.

But, as Saleh prepared the way for his son Ahmad the head of the Presidential Guard to succeed him, he began to marginalize al Ahmar.

To accomplish this, he aimed to balance Afghanistan's relations with the Soviet Union by strengthening relations with Pakistan and Iran.

I would also like to pay tribute to the Secretary General, Mr. Kofi Annan, who has pursued those noble objectives with tenacity and farsightedness.

Should such couples seek the protection of the law, the courts invariably decide in favour of the woman and uphold her right to choose her spouse.

We need to create not only a culture of peace but an enabling environment for peace.

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has sought to catapult his country onto the world stage as an emerging power, but he has not fared well.

Instead, he sought to dismiss the entire issue by hinting vaguely about intelligence gathering by some EU member states.

To achieve this goal he sought to restore high culture to a position of primacy in Russian life, and to put mass media in its (politically) subservient place.

Since Lebanon s Cedar Revolution evicted Syria last year, the Syrians have sought to haul Lebanon back within their sphere of influence.

In the nineteenth century, millions of Europeans sought liberty and prosperity in the Americas, notably in the United States.

Indeed, if he were to build any kind of organization to support his charity, he would be violating the law.

This is the state of mind that Bush sought to foster when he declared that those who are not with us are with the terrorists.