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The phrase 'not simply trying' is correct and usable in written English
You can use it when you want to express that something isn't just a basic effort, but that you are doing something to the best of your ability. For example, "I'm not simply trying to pass this test, I'm studying hard and doing everything I can to get a good grade."
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He is not simply trying to hang on to his job.
Higgins is not simply trying to put the sex back into Roman history.
"He's not simply trying to report stories, he's trying to break news, and he does it with an unbelievable Rolodex".
"That means not simply trying to recreate the sound of his old records but by trying to add something fresh.
Our problem is that we're not simply trying to do good work, build good families or get good politicians elected.
"By these actions I am not simply trying to send a message," Mr. Levy said in a statement.
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We will not simply "try" to feel safe again.
He suppressed it; he did not simply try to suppress it.
Mr. Palladin did not simply try to reproduce the foods of France and Gascony, his birthplace.
"We should not simply try to stop consumption to minimise the amount of waste being generated, but should instead make sure that it is properly collected and recycled.
The Russia case is different, because its operation last year did not simply try to use the American system as a vehicle for Russia's benefit.
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