Example sentences of "[noun prp] has [been] trying " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Kemp has been trying for several years to prod the White House into launching a serious anti-poverty programme . |
| 2 | Brian Clough has been trying for several weeks to recapture the man he sees as a key player in his fight to lift Forest off the bottom of the Premier League . |
| 3 | ICI has been trying to develop substitutes for halons 1211 and 1301 , but as yet none of the agents under trial match their performance . |
| 4 | This , then is the state of affairs which Rigoberta Menchu has been trying for the past 11 years to bring to the world 's attention — an almost impossible task , given the fact that for most of that time the international press found Nicaragua and El Salvador much more diverting . |
| 5 | The divisions are certainly latent , but the very manner in which , especially since President Muawad 's assassination , Syria has been trying to enforce the peace plan — with such haste , threats and bluster — tends to blunt rather than sharpen them . |
| 6 | IBM has been trying to negotiate a deal with the Open Software Foundation to buy outright re-distribution rights to an OSF/1 single server running under Mach 3.0 on PS/2s . |
| 7 | The money from US West will help its balance sheet , which Mr Levin has been trying to clean up . |
| 8 | Since taking over from Left-winger David Hunt , former Thatcherite Mr Redwood has been trying to reassure the Welsh that there will be no dramatic change in Welsh Office policy . |
| 9 | This is negotiated on an individual basis , but Mike Lester has been trying to relate all new contracts to turnover between a range of £5,250 ( turnover £80,000 ) to £7,500 ( turnover £200,000 plus ) . |
| 10 | Samsung has been trying to discard its somewhat downmarket image for some time . |
| 11 | For more than 50 years Oxfam has been trying to improve the fabric of society in some of the world 's poorest regions . |
| 12 | Oxfam has been trying to help the refugees er in the area , but Tony Jackson just back from Cambodia says it 's becoming harder for many to survive . |
| 13 | Fujitsu has been trying to expand its share by offering massive discounts . |
| 14 | The lessons which Donaldson has been trying to teach us are reflected throughout the following chapters . |
| 15 | Mr Aznar has been trying to exploit their success by taking time out of his campaign to visit Jacques Chirac ( and , for some reason , John Major ) . |
| 16 | Which is a lot is n't it really , once we come down to it , you know we 've had a two solid hours of what God has been trying to teach us today . |
| 17 | Twenty eight year old Susan Magill has been trying a homoeopathic approach to help her improve her diet and lose weight . |
| 18 | The Klan has been trying to recruit a new type of kid : young , middle-class and white . |
| 19 | The US has been trying for a decade to clinch the deal , not least because it would give its nuclear forces control of what is seen as the strategically vital Pacific zone and a new set of options if its Philippine naval and air bases are threatened . |
| 20 | In the UK , SAS has been trying to build a relationship with ICL plc for the last three or four years — with little success . |
| 21 | They 're opening the gates of the Manor Ground for the first time this season tomorrow … new signing Anton Rogan has been trying on his shirt today … |
| 22 | Andy Mutch has been trying his new kit on for the first time today . |
| 23 | Minginish has been trying to keep me here , in the Rorim . |
| 24 | Intel has been trying to get itself known better recently with television and magazine advertising to offset the rising power of several competitors . |
| 25 | UK Transport Minister John MacGregor yesterday published a paper proposal to introduce road pricing to ease congestion in London : under his plan , every car would have to be fitted with an electronic identifier , and its movements within the capital would be monitored by 4,000 roadside beacons : drivers would either establish credit with the system operator or be sent a quarterly bill , the Evening Standard reports ; the paper says that MacGregor has been trying to think up a snappy name for the thing , but reckless of the manner in which the Community Charge degenerated into the much-excoriated Poll Tax , he has settled on Congestion Charge . |
| 26 | ‘ A Mr Rutherford has been trying to reach you . |
| 27 | Shares in Thorn-EMI Plc jumped 10 pence to 882 pence at the opening yesterday on reports that GEC Plc is close to agreeing to buy Thorn 's defence interests for about £140m ; Thorn has been trying to sell the unit for two or three years now , but the Sunday Telegraph reports that any deal will require the approval of the Ministry of Defence and of the Office of Fair Trading . |
| 28 | Ever eager to get the party started , Mister C has been trying to stir things up in advance . |
| 29 | SIR — The fact that Steve Redfern has been trying for six years to resume playing rugby union after playing rugby league ( Daily Telegraph , April 2 ) shows that union is a more enjoyable game . |
| 30 | The key phrase is , of course , ‘ he let his thinking catch up with him ’ , with its subtle implication that Tethra has been trying to run away from the knowledge that he does not belong . |