Sentence examples for mainly tried from inspiring English sources

I mainly tried to listen; I didn't have much to offer.

Mr. Bush said he mainly tried to give his son emotional support, but his influence and assistance irrefutably extend beyond that.

Real Networks's Rhapsody service and Napster have both offered free music on their Web sites for several years, but they have mainly tried to attract customers for subscription services that charge $10 or $15 a month for unlimited listening.

Iowa's economy is not as bad as that in many parts of the country, so the candidates mainly tried to outbid each other in pandering to its socially conservative Republicans.

"I don't think that The Sex Education Show is like shows that have gone before it, which have mainly tried to show you how to be better in bed," she says.

Though the strategies of the leading manufacturers sometimes overlap, Ford and Volkswagen have mainly tried to acquire internationally known brands; DaimlerChrysler and Renault, of France, have mainly sought to enter new markets like Japan and Korea; and G.M. has mainly pursued ways to acquire new technology and parts more cheaply.

Contreras said that was possible, but that he was mainly trying to be too fine with his pitches.

Ms. Cothias's callers on a recent morning were mainly trying to make sure they would be getting their benefits.

He seems mainly trying to send a message that people who take money from taxpayers need to show restraint.

"We're mainly trying to build image," said Mr. LaTorre, who has placed 60-second spots in Spanish and English.

Otherwise, Klitschko jabbed his way through a largely dull fight, with Chambers mainly trying to limit the damage.