Sentence examples for trying against from inspiring English sources

And President Obama is trying, against great odds, to do something for 4-year-olds.

So the Congolese and outsiders, the UN included, just have to keep trying against the odds to make it work.

Democrats are now trying, against political headwinds, to force a vote on that same measure against the desires of Republican leaders.

President Sarkozy and the Higher Education minister, Valérie Pecresse, are trying – against both left-wing and conservative opposition – to rebuild the system.

Thousands of words were expended Sunday night in the lone debate between Senator Charles E. Schumer and the Republican businessman trying against all odds to defeat him, Jay Townsend.

It has none of the skittishness that leavened "Irma Vep" (1996), Assayas's comedy about a director trying, against farcical odds, to remake a silent classic of early French cinema.

Scoring tries against England at Murrayfield?

Whatever they tried against Murphy was useless.

Their first try against Scotland, in particular, was beautifully worked.

Match-winning try against Wales, dazzling against Italy, try-scorer against Scotland and at the heart of the try-fest against France.

"To score seven tries against Australia in Australia is a great performance".