Example sentences of "try [to-vb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These compromises , resulting in records which were considered musically acceptable in those days , mean ethical decisions when we come to play them back today ; should we even try to restore the original ‘ fidelity ’ ? |
| 2 | I will try to enjoy the whole weekend and with everyone 's help I have set myself a target to raise 1,000 for CLIC . |
| 3 | ‘ Do n't try to continue the ice-maiden act with me . |
| 4 | When something does n't go as we had hoped we must try to see the good that comes out of it in the end . |
| 5 | It 's still worth looking for English labels on the vegetables and fruit — do try to support the good old English varieties . |
| 6 | The Public Windows Initiative — with the Common Open Software Environment at its side — will try to claim the moral high ground on the issue of open specifications and is likely to cloak Microsoft in what used to be IBM Corp 's mantle . |
| 7 | Sleeping in the darkness until some creature , some reckless , heedless Human should try to penetrate the ancient secrets of their Master … ? |
| 8 | You must always try to provide the highest level of service to our clients and customers , in accordance with the Jobseeker 's Charter . |
| 9 | But they do n't literally try to deform the old physical object into the new one . |
| 10 | He would try to find the right balance between the predictability necessary to protect the valuable institutions of legislation and precedent and the flexibility necessary for himself and other judges to improve the law through what they do in court . |
| 11 | And chairman Bob Murray , who made an embarrassing personal apology for the semi-final ticket sale fiasco , when supporters queued all night in freezing conditions , pledged that the directors would try to find the fairest way to sell the tickets . |
| 12 | You are likely to find qualified staff at an approved school and certainly beginner riders should try to find the best tuition they can . |
| 13 | IBM Corp has shocked all Manhattan — or at any rate New York 's chattering classes — by announcing that it is to close the Gallery of Science & Art , an extremely popular gallery for visiting art exhibitions in the basement of its tower on Madison Avenue : it says it will try to find the seven employees of the gallery other jobs in the company , without holding out very much hope . |
| 14 | Should it search for the universalities of psychological functioning or should it try to explicate the historical creation of consciousness ? |
| 15 | Dealers will almost invariably try to obtain the highest possible price , but the prospective buyer should always endeavour to negotiate . |
| 16 | One could try to modify the orthodox account to accommodate these factual discrepancies . |
| 17 | First we can try to dismantle the secondary problem of getting anxious about anxiety , or worrying about symptoms . |
| 18 | If we are sceptical that an evidential base with intrinsic credibility and a isolatable and justifiable conception of rationality can be found , then we might try to tackle the same problems non-reductively , in which case anti-naturalist scruples seem out of place . |
| 19 | If you are going grey , do n't try to recapture the dark brown you were 20 years ago . |
| 20 | At the end of the lesson , the observer will try to answer the prepared questions relating to the unit ( b ) . |
| 21 | The receivers will now try to sell the British assets either in one block or as separate units . |
| 22 | But many more East Germans may try to cross the Czechoslovak border illegally . |
| 23 | However , the therapist should also gradually try to help the patient look constructively at ways of tackling the problems . |
| 24 | On a complex site , rather than try to cover the whole site , it may be far better to structure a worksheet around the investigation of one particular feature , or one particular theme . |
| 25 | Lewis believes Bowe will try to avoid the mandatory defence against him ordered by the WBC — even though the American will be forced to hand over his title . |
| 26 | Alternatively you can try to apply the sensitive etch-resist ink yourself , and special positive-working aerosols are available for this purpose . |
| 27 | Let me try to illustrate the potential danger of selective bias when we report merely some perfectly true statements , without recourse to comparison with a control group . |
| 28 | As Mr Chatrier put it : ‘ All I would ask of any successor is that he will always try to put the best interests of the sport before money . |
| 29 | With John Major in Downing Street for at least five years , and probably longer , it is likely that the IRA will try to put the psychological thumbscrews on him too . |
| 30 | Alternatively , make for Tower Bridge , but time is again of the essence as huge numbers of loving relatives and friends will try to do the same and space is limited . |