Sentence examples for attempting to act from inspiring English sources

The body is not attempting to act as an "advocate for banks" and neither does he envisage – at least initially – individuals joining the standard body.

For a change, in the opener Santana tried to keep a winning streak alive, instead of attempting to act as a stopper.

With Van Breuckelen and Klinsmann valiantly attempting to act as peace-makers, Loustau promptly brandished his red card in the direction of Rijkaard, before turning and showing it to Völler too.

In attempting to act on my strong commitment to solving the problem in Okinawa stemming from crimes committed by a minority of U.S. soldiers, I made an inappropriate remark".

Howard Dean spent much of the week between his humiliating defeat in the Iowa caucuses and his crushing rejection in New Hampshire attempting to act mild-mannered and chastened.

But at the same time Demotix is attempting to act like an HQ for contributors in the Middle East, trying to keep them safe and informed about what they can see from "30,000 feet up" as it were, especially by using social media and contacts on the ground.

Let us attempt to act against our usual reflexes.

All influences in our real lives attempt to act on us, for good or bad.

EXCERPT -- "Attempts to act counter to this socialized role are met with ridicule, disapproval and scorn.

Neither man attempted to act out the lines, knowing themselves to be poor actors.

Inevitably, Jesse's endearing attempts to act the streetwise tough have made him Breaking Bad's cult hero.