Sentence examples for roles of trying from inspiring English sources

Some take on adult roles of trying to protect their mothers; some may themselves engage in aggressive behaviour – and thus the seed of violence has been planted in the next generation.

In the conversations about Iraq, Mr. Blair is playing his customary role of trying to bridge trans-Atlantic differences.

Doing any more would place far too much taxpayer money at risk and would put the government in the role of trying to predict what the market wants.

"My role of trying to speak honestly about the situation that Palestinians are facing under this condition of prolonged occupation generates this sort of reaction that tries to paint anti-Israeli criticism as a form of anti-Semitism".

People still remember his malevolent influence, and the African Union is being incredibly forgiving, forgetful or stupid to give him the role of trying to sort out Chad's current crisis.

And so, it's very important for the press to play its central role of trying to get real information, solid information, unpoliticized information, from scientists [out] and maybe from places like the academy, places like Harvard, where there's unbiased research being done that's peer reviewed.

The scientific enterprise has therefore the role of trying to catch up with our ignorance about those causal factors.

My whole life, I had been an offensive player, and suddenly I was in the role of trying to be smart without the puck.

In Louisiana, a larger-than-life political leader named Leander Perez -- de-facto boss of the oil-rich local parishes south of New Orleans -- took on the role of trying to capture a slice for his state.

The fact is that the court is given the role of trying to make sense out of the hundreds of poorly written and hastily concocted laws generated by the more politically sensitive branches of our government.

Gummer wasn't the only one underused in "A More Perfect" union -- Jess Weixler's Robyn was around to mention she received healthcare from Lockhart/Gardner, driving Kalinda to the all-too-familiar role of trying to get more money/respect from her employers.