Sentence examples for efforts on trying from inspiring English sources

Mr. Shafran asked them to focus their "efforts on trying to move forward with Barclays as a potential acquirer of the firm," Mr. Kirk said in his testimony.

This demands action.Given how hard it is to lose weight, governments should concentrate their efforts on trying to prevent people from gaining it in the first place.

She may instead concentrate her efforts on trying to complete the 100m and 200m double, as she has never won a world title over the longer sprint.

"Jamie will continue to focus all of his efforts on trying to achieve success with the England team at the European Championships in France.

Since he focused his efforts on trying to save his store, he managed to salvage only a few armfuls of clothing from his apartment.

This year, investors concerned about pay practices concentrated their efforts on trying to have shareholders become more involved in the process.

So we were at the end of the record and I was like, "All right, I know we tried to get one and if you don't get one, I understand and appreciate all your effort on trying this".

Early on, a decision was made not to waste effort on trying to win over a largely hostile print media and focus instead on broadcasters.

By this time, Richardson had already expended considerable effort on trying to get Asylum, Patrick McGrath's novel about events in a psychiatric hospital modelled on Broadmoor in the 1950s, translated to the cinema screen.

We spend far more time and effort on trying to control the world than on trying to understand it – and even when we try to understand it, we usually do so in the hope that understanding the world will make it easier to control it.

You will learn a lot "by concentrating your effort on trying to sound ready," he says, when thinking about how to make a CV and 5-year research plan substantial enough.