It did not consider forgery or other purposeful efforts to disguise handwriting.

He is making a purposeful effort to arouse, perhaps by way of apology for waking her.

Observers note that Short makes no purposeful effort to cause offense, though that is often the result of his controversial views.

Behind that novel combination is a purposeful effort arising in human motivation.

Parsons publicly opposed these latter changes: he believed that this "could be interpreted negatively and as a purposeful effort to suppress material information."

"There's been a very purposeful effort to bring the whole community to the river," Mr. Miner said.

So did his eyes, for their coal-black glint carried an ambitious desire that indicated long and purposeful effort over a period of many years.

They can be modified, but only to a limited extent, by the purposeful efforts of men.

Through careful alliances and purposeful efforts, he had risen to control the most important factions of Chicago's underworld.

The American officials generally confirmed Moscow's statement that it was making "intensive, purposeful efforts" to get the hostages released.