Sentence examples for attempted both from inspiring English sources

James Lee Byars's performances and installations attempted both profoundly spirited revelation and irreverent cultural subversion.

Ferreira, a greater dramatist, likewise attempted both tragedy based on Classical models and popular comedy derived from Roman models.

Since he replaced General Pinochet as commander in chief of the army in early 1998, General Izurieta has attempted both to coexist with two civilian presidents and to keep right-wing elements at bay.

But few startups have attempted both sides.

Subjects attempted both the cross-sectional and longitudinal approaches.

For the calculation, we attempted both west- and east-dipping faults.

It would be lunacy to attempt both, or would it?

It's clearly meant to disturb, but it crosses an ethical line that other pieces, including "The Beaver Trilogy," attempt both to demarcate and to skirt.

Rule one of intellectual engagement is that all parties must sincerely attempt both to understand others and to make themselves understood.

Core categories – DVD and music sales – are in decline and attempts both to diversify and to compete online with Play.com and Amazon have had only limited success.

After attempting both approaches, subjects were asked to rate the difficulty of each approach using a pair of 11-point visual analogue scales (Figs. 1 and 2).