Sentence examples for tried earlier from inspiring English sources

Mr. Pastrana and his peace negotiator, Camilo Gómez, tried earlier last week to urge the rebels to abide by an October agreement that called for talks to begin on a possible cease fire and a moratorium on rebel kidnappings of civilians.

United had tried earlier in the summer to arrange a player-plus-cash exchange with Gareth Bale only to receive no encouragement from the Real president, Florentino Perez, and then switched their attention to Sergio Ramos, an episode that finished with the defender signing a new contract at the Bernabéu and being awarded the club captaincy.

Indeed, the case is so big, charging a conspiracy that has spanned much of the last decade in dozens of foreign countries, that the defense tried earlier to have it pared down.

"It's something we tried earlier in the season and it didn't go that well," he said.

It also indicated a possible split between the military and political wings of Hamas, with the political echelon having tried earlier in the day to restore calm.

In fact, an effort to return the animal to the wilderness had been tried earlier in the day, to no avail.

Automakers tried earlier this autumn to maintain high levels of sales by offering extremely deep discounts.

Dissident shareholders tried earlier this year to oust Mr. Eisner, whom Mr. Jobs has blamed for his breakup with Disney.

When the Consumers Associationn tried earlier this year to import several popular models from the Netherlands it met with repeated refusals from European dealers.

When Cheerios, a popular cereal brand owned by General Mills, tried earlier this year to claim on its box that it was "clinically proven to reduce cholesterol", America's Food and Drug Administration FDAA) decided that it had gone too far.

Senate Democrats tried earlier this year to expand the health committee by adding Senator Loretta Weinberg, a Bergen County Democrat and needle-exchange advocate, but the proposal fizzled out.