Sentence examples for not only attempting from inspiring English sources

Perhaps those conversations were not only attempting to resolve the two preoccupations of every exile: longing and logistics.

The New York Times reports that Armstrong is not only attempting to negotiate a settlement to return a portion of those millions, but may also give testimony for the plaintiffs in the whistleblower lawsuit.

In many of his dialogues (though not all), Plato is not only attempting to draw his readers into a discussion, but is also commenting on the social milieu that he is depicting, and criticizing the character and ways of life of his interlocutors.

In June, a U.S. Department of Homeland Security official again confirmed that Russian hackers were not only "attempting" to gain access to voting systems, they succeeded in at least 21 states and stole undisclosed information.

The university should not only attempt to control harassment from student to student, but there should be policies on harassment that happens off campus grounds.

Those documents demonstrated not only attempts to impose rational plans on new nations but also the changing attitudes of elites toward their societies.

Mr Monbiot explained he satisfied their conditions as not only attempted the citizen's arrest but attracted the attention of the media.

But this, happily, is what Andrew Motion, Britain's poet laureate from 1999 to 2009, has not only attempted but accomplished, with deft derring-do.

Günzburg not only attempted to ameliorate governmental oppression but also actively supported organizations working in other ways in behalf of the Jews.

This winter, the American Psychiatric Association expanded the rule to cover not only attempts at public diagnoses but also "professional opinions" about public figures.

It not only attempts to appeal to the mainstream of the European market, but also produces vehicles, such as versions of the pint-sized 500, for which consumers are willing to pay more.