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Example sentences for: attempting

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They thought they had him by the legalities on perjury and obstruction of justice, and in attempting to win converts to their cause they may have been more dismissive than they intended about the sex thing.
The line itself is spoken by the wily Ulysses attempting to persuade Achilles to return to battle.
Currently, the State Bar's Delivery of Legal Services Committee is attempting to involve government attorneys in pro bono efforts, and the Bar Association's Pro Se Committee, chaired by the Director of New Hampshire Legal Assistance, is working with the New Hampshire Supreme Court to create a courtsponsored Pro Se Task Force and launch a thorough study of pro se issues in the state.
The articles accuse the President of: 1) lying before the Lewinsky grand jury, 2) lying under oath in the Paula Jones sexual harassment case, and 3) obstructing justice by attempting to influence witnesses in the Lewinsky case.
Rather than attempting to gauge quality, I have included all books that have literary aspirations or are regarded as literature by most reviewers: Cold Mountain , yes, The Partner , no.