Sentence examples for tried generally from inspiring English sources

But he opposed the concept of evolution, or transformisme, as it was known in Paris at the time, and he tried — generally, it seems, successfully — to humiliate any colleagues who advanced the theory.

This is marketing, pure and simple". Her position is echoed by consumer groups like the Center for Science in the Public Interest, which has criticized Mars in the past for making health claims for chocolate, and which has tried (generally without success) to call attention to questionable health claims, often carefully and legalistically worded, for new functional foods.

We spend billions in aid, trying, generally unsuccessfully, to support transition in these countries.

Those who could move broke and ran, trying generally in vain, to outstrip the cloud which followed inexorably after them".

But unless they are issuing threats to foreign adversaries (as Mr. Obama did with Iran, and as former PresidentGeorge W. Bush did with the Iraqi dictator,Saddam Hussein), they try generally to avoid boxing themselves into corners with dates certain.

I sometimes blog about ideas drawn from my own and others' research for theHill.com and Political Violence @ a Glance; I also sometimes tweet (@DaveASiegel) and try generally to engage with the media.

Prendergast, as noted in the exhibition essay, tried and generally failed at portraiture.

Bioethicists have repeatedly tried and generally failed, he added, to initiate a serious discussion of rationing in health care.

They are trying, and generally succeeding, in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

He works every day, or tries to, generally in the woods and fields near his home.

During sports, try to generally participate in games, even if you're bad at them.