Sentence examples for representative tried from inspiring English sources

Mr. Pimentel said a company representative tried to make it to auctions to talk about the cruises.

At 2 56, the M.S.F representative tried again, sending word that the attack had not stopped and that the group believed there were heavy casualties.

Yet a Southern representative tried to slip in an amendment to an appropriations bill that would prevent the Justice Department from supervising election-law changes in his state and in 15 others where there has been a history of discrimination.

Ludovic Lataste, a United Nations representative, tried to explain in French to a gathering crowd that it was not a forced eviction, as they feared, but a voluntary evacuation for their safety.

Many discontinued styles can still be tracked down -- a company representative tried to find my husband's old resole order and even checked inventory in a big store near the company's French factory.

Frater was then asked to conduct some checks on his internet connection, but he became worried when the representative tried to direct him to a website, which appeared to be TalkTalk's official tech support page.

"Most Coloradans don't want a member of Congress focusing on things like the birther issue," said Joe Miklosi, 42, the Democratic state representative trying to unseat Mr. Coffman.

This could be Donald Rumsfeld or any government representative trying to explain away the destruction wrought by military violence.As a piece of dance, the unfriendliness of "Three Atmospheric Studies" will baffle some.

A13 A Promise to Indonesia The United States trade representative, trying to embolden President Megawati Sukarnoputri of Indonesia to take steps against terrorism, promised in talks to cooperate with her government against the dangers in her society.

In narrative terms, the movie resembles the Bill Forsyth classic "Local Hero" (1983), in which a young American oil-company representative tries to buy a Scottish town and turn it into a refinery, only to wind up seduced by the soft-hued allure of the place.

In Europe, you need to make an appointment with a bank's local branch, bring documents, fill a lot of forms and listen to a customer representative trying to upsell you.