Sentence examples for barely tried to from inspiring English sources

Curiously, he barely tried to do this.

Nixon and Kissinger barely tried to exert leverage over Pakistan's military government.

National politicians and their proxies have barely tried to explain the question on the ballot to voters.

The government of the Sudanese president, Omar al-Bashir, in Khartoum offered little or no help – it barely tried to make unity an attractive option.

But the G.O.P., with Mr. Boehner currently the point person, is fanatical about it, has barely tried to hide its willingness to offer up the government wholesale, no questions asked.

The frontrunner has barely tried to act conservative, and the second-place candidate is a solid social conservative but has shown little resistance to big spending in the past.

He barely tries to offer competing ideas.

Officials barely try to conceal this fact.

He barely tries to hide his view of Mr. Penn.

Corruption begins to have a Third World quality; people barely try to conceal it.

Now buyers drive openly through the neighborhood and sellers barely try to hide their activities.