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Example sentences for: attempting

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And anyone who reads my stuff without knowing I am frequently attempting to achieve irony should probably feel as inadequate as they do.
Because the AUC and V60 are dosimetric endpoints used routinely for the evaluation of radiation treatment plans, this analysis suggests that BED-DVH's for the rectum and bladder correlate better with late toxicity than C-DVH's and should be considered when attempting to minimize late GI and GU toxicity after radiotherapy for prostate cancer.
Will meets the poor kid when the woman Will is currently attempting to date drags the boy along on a picnic as a favor to the boy's flaky mother.
Le Monde of Paris ran a front-page feature titled "Bill Clinton, the 'Teflon President,' " attempting to explain why the president remains so popular despite all the bimbo eruptions.
Sounds like the usual liberal tactic of attempting (desperately) to deride what you can't really disprove.