Example sentences of "[noun pl] try [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Going round in circles — the Scots try to outflank the NZ Haka . |
| 2 | Most fishkeepers try to recreate a natural-looking underwater scene in their community tanks , and also to conceal the equipment , increasing the natural effect . |
| 3 | But here too there may well be a democracy bonus , as politicians of all the big parties try to make the system work , knowing that voters will be quick to punish failure . |
| 4 | This provides evidence that readers try to determine the syntactic role of ‘ entered ’ while fixating it . |
| 5 | and their drivers try to read the placards |
| 6 | The companies are watching carefully lest other lobbyists try to slip the tougher provisions back in . |
| 7 | A wide selection of cars are available , and all manufacturers try to include a range to suit varying disabilities . |
| 8 | However hard parents try to inculcate a sense of responsibility in their children , the habits of childhood die hard . |
| 9 | For many thousands of children experiencing actual separation and the consequences of divorce of their parents , it is likely to be a continuous process of change and adjustment and of considerable anxiety as their parents try to resolve the different stages identified above . |
| 10 | And if parents try to pass the buck by instructing childminders to ‘ give them the odd slap ’ they will be disappointed . |
| 11 | After these meetings and informal discussions among these managers and the officials of the Iron and Steel Section of MlTl 's Heavy Industries Bureau , the presidents of the steel companies try to reach a consensus on the rate and timing of the major investments of individual producers . |
| 12 | Global marketing ; big drugs companies try to ease the pain of more competition by selling products worldwide . |
| 13 | The bottles try to keep a common rhythm going — |
| 14 | Later that year his assassins try to kill the future Phoenix King Caledor I who is rescued by a band of Chracian hunters , the ancestors of the White Lions . |
| 15 | Most libraries try to maintain a comprehensive , updated collection of catalogues as bibliographical checking tools , but many also use them for book selection . |
| 16 | Such organisations try to harness the energy and creativity of their workforce by allowing far greater numbers to participate in contributing ideas and in decision-making . |
| 17 | Finer , in his study of The Changing Party System , is not alone in taking the view that it is a " matter of proven fact that governments try to manipulate the economy to improve material conditions in time for the next election " . |
| 18 | Feminist psychologists try to create a sex-fair psychology , which studies both women and men , and addresses female-as well as male-identified concerns . |
| 19 | Egalitarian feminist psychologists try to make the discipline fairer , by using gender-balanced procedures with both female and male subjects , and by bringing traits associated with women as well as men into psychological design . |
| 20 | Some feminist psychologists try to develop the British object relations and North American ego psychological traditions to deal with specific problems like eating disorders and mother-daughter relations ( Orbach 1978 , Eichenbaum and Orbach 1982 , Ernst and Goodison 1981 ) . |
| 21 | Fourth , and lastly , feminist psychologists try to get a more balanced picture of what established psychological sex differences mean . |
| 22 | And the nomads are not overlooked — Jordanian army officers try to bring a smattering of schooling to the children who live in the goat-hair tents . |
| 23 | The nursery has closed down while environmental health officers try to find the source of the food poisoning . |
| 24 | In the belief that it was time a woman was honest about the experience , my paintings try to convey the sensation of giving birth and my feelings at the time . |
| 25 | However , other activities are useful , well-designed and clearly related to the textual information , and there is a recurring insistence that learners try to evaluate the processes they are using as well as setting them in action as a means to an end . |
| 26 | A certain amount of the work is reported in the general library press , and all the clearinghouses try to scan the literature for relevant articles , books , news items etc . |
| 27 | Other males try to dislodge the sitting males from the females , by pulling them off . |
| 28 | Although all males try to get a second female , only about 15 per cent are successful . |
| 29 | Practical compression techniques try to cut the data with the minimum effect on quality . |
| 30 | In response to each of these challenges , interests theories try to support the growth of an advanced division of labour by protecting persons within relations of interdependence without at the same time destroying those relations by imposing unbearable liabilities in the event of mishap . |