Sentence examples for general to try from inspiring English sources

In general, to try to make running fun.

The most serious arose in January with accusations that a former adviser, César Almeyda, had conspired with an army general to try to bribe judges.

It is routine for any solicitor general to try to steer the court away from deciding cases in a way that could harm federal interests in future cases.

The attorney general, Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II, was among the first attorneys general to try to overturn the federal health care law, filing a lawsuit minutes after President Obama signed the measure last spring.

The company is sending its representatives to Capitol Hill and arranging conversations with state attorneys general to try to answer questions about how the firm collected the information of Facebook users.

Seymour and several other editors met with the general to try to persuade him to rescind the censorship order on the grounds that it violated their constitutional right of free speech (conveniently ignoring the fact that Louisiana had rebelled against the Constitution).

"The success of the jihadi strategy in Afghanistan compelled the generals to try it on India, too.

They have even gone to the federal auditor-general to try and get full information, she says.

In 1839, Goodyear visited a Woburn, Massachusetts general store to try to sell his product there.

The general "proceeded to try to drink us under the table with vodka and schnapps" Mr. Vebell said.

They sued Weld and former Attorney General William French Smith to try to stop the FBI investigation of the credit card case.