Sentence examples for tried to accommodate him from inspiring English sources

As white businessmen tried to accommodate him, Mr Ramaphosa acquired a stake in nearly every key sector - from telecoms and the media (where he rarely interfered in the editorial independence of newspapers he owned) to beverages and fast-food (he owns the South African franchise of the US chain, McDonalds) and mining.

Lindros said he wants to play for the Toronto Maple Leafs, and his father, Carl, and lawyer, Gordon Kirke, are trying to accommodate him.

There's a funny bit where they try to accommodate him by reciting the Miranda warning, with only partial success, before finally confessing that they are not in law enforcement.

When asked about Chrebet's role, for example, he said the Jets were trying to accommodate him and Testaverde and get Chrebet more involved in the third-down game, at which he has long excelled.

Mr. Puck has tried to accommodate them.

In 1956, Chrysler tried to accommodate them with an in-car record player it called Highway Hi-Fi.

"She wouldn't let me in and I tried to accommodate her".

"At first, I tried to accommodate her needs.

Some are very inflexible, but others do try to accommodate them".

I tried to accommodate it".

City officials, of course, tried to accommodate.