Sentence examples for attempting to retain a from inspiring English sources

It was the picture of a cricketer attempting to retain a sense of normality in the hope that the old, familiar routines of century compilation will somehow be restored to him, in time to stave off the ignominy of becoming the first Australian since the 19th century to have lost four Ashes series.

This can be accounted for by the IDM attempting to retain a minimum safe distance between vehicles.

During the development of the "Sterol-2" Doll, Kaoru's mental condition begins to deteriorate; after attempting to retain a copy of her mind and memories in a prototype of a Doll, Motohiko realizes his mistake of trying to replace his wife.

These three programmes work in the context of poverty by attempting to retain a holistic approach, acknowledging patients' great physical and social needs, and providing psychological and spiritual support.

Rodgers attempted to retain a sense of realism after Liverpool's best start to a campaign in nearly 20 years.

Vanderhoof's curiosity about the food and (lots of) drink on the islands is appropriately all-consuming, but attempting to retain even a fraction of the information she uncovers about sapodillas, nutmeg, sorrel, passion fruit, conch and the seemingly endless array of other Caribbean edibles can be a dizzying experience.

This combination of "high" and "low", exemplified by Clouseau's attempting to retain dignity after a fall, means that within the film Clouseau was "the sole representative of humanity".

You've got a giant workload to manage and hordes of rowdy, hormonal teenagers to deal with, all while trying to keep it together in the face of regular assessments and attempting to retain some semblance of an out-of-school life.

"The high cost of creating additional jobs puts California at a substantial competitive disadvantage when attempting to retain or attract businesses that have a choice where to locate," the chamber affiliate said in releasing its report.

Where another actor might have looked at the scene and seen an opportunity to play a character attempting to retain their dignity, Gaynes commits fully to the lewd anarchy of the moment.

Fifa, an organisation attempting to retain the pretence of occupying the moral high ground despite the claim and counter-claim surrounding the award of these finals to Qatar in eight years' time, will not tolerate such behaviour.