The word 'strived' is used in written English.
It is the past tense of the verb strive, which means to make an effort or attempt. Example: She strived to pursue her degree in psychology despite the many obstacles she faced.
As the two sides jostled for position over the summer, the yes campaign sought to establish its credentials as a mass movement; in contrasting style, Better Together strived to be seen as sober.
It has, to be fair, strived to explain which factors affect its decisions.
Chinese firms have often strived to win such business.
In ancient Egypt columns were modelled on palm trees and lotus plants, and building designers have borrowed the shapes and proportions of natural forms ever since as they strived to achieve aesthetic perfection.Some architects now believe that such biomimicry has more to offer than simply making buildings look good.
It is a tax break which obliging human-resources departments have strived to make best use of.As a consultant, Mr Horner tries to persuade his customers to rearrange some of these priorities.
An international industry consortium, the DNS Changer Working Group, has strived to inform as many users as possible.These efforts were stepped up on May 2nd.
The tiresomely chatty prose skates round this: butchers in the forest settlement, as they made sausages and smoked meat, "strived to maintain" the kosher laws, he writes.
In China they had strived to revive traditional Chinese culture after over a century of decay.
Attempting to integrate a cold, systematic job search with a bohemian meandering, the workshop strived to help us find our career life purpose or at least the next step.
GORDON BROWN strived so hard to become prime minister, a job he finally secured in 2007, that he seemingly forgot to plan what to do with power.
Mr Brown has strived to make work pay for low earners by bumping up their income with tax credits.
