Sentence examples for tried to compile from inspiring English sources

So I have tried to compile a list of my absolute must-read business books.

He briefly tried to compile a timeline of every recording Miles ever made, then gave up.

Some big companies, relying on information technology, have tried to compile libraries of successful solutions to recurrent problems.

Because of the diversity of Reform prayer books, Wise tried to compile a standard work and in 1857 published the Minhag America ("American Usage").

His office tried to compile a judicial directory about 10 years ago but gave up because of opposition from Supreme Court judges.

Ai Weiwei, a prominent artist who often criticizes the Communist Party, had his Web site blocked after he tried to compile online a comprehensive tally of dead schoolchildren.

Officials said they were trying to compile an accounting of their assets.

Epidemiologists are still trying to compile a complete list of everywhere she went in the last month of her life.

That is a departure from the traditional approach of officials trying to compile evidence to be used in a courtroom.

So if you were to try to compile a list of the 10 greatest composers in history, how would you go about it?

So this week's Your Money column tries to compile the many money-related tasks and decisions you will face as a new parent in a giant guide.