Sentence examples for trying centuries from inspiring English sources

In the midst of intense sectarian conflict Hypatia persists in trying, centuries before Kepler and Galileo, to understand the laws that govern the motions of the planets.

Interpreters of Shakespeare have been trying for centuries to untie the knots in the destructive behavior of this benevolent king turned tyrant.

HEALTH CARE BY TALISMAN Shamans in Ethiopia tried for centuries to cure ailments by naming and ranting against the demons at fault on goatskin scrolls.

Roman emperors and popes had tried for centuries to drain the marshes to allow better access to the sea along the famed Appian Way, all with limited success.

We rarely give it so marketers have tried for centuries to steal it.

"The Labour Party is an early 20th century institution trying to solve 21st century problems.

Local historians protested that Turkey was trying to whitewash centuries of Ottoman subjugation.

He goes on: "I think this country is trying to jump centuries, and that's a hard game.

Scholars have spent centuries trying to understand the doctor-patient relationship, and they have not gotten very far at all.

Was this the social engineering of a middle-class teacher (albeit one from Stockton-on-Tees) trying to destroy centuries of local dialectal tradition?

BERLIN — A leading conservative German legislator insulted a distinguished Polish diplomat on Thursday, exposing tensions between two countries still trying to overcome centuries of mistrust and enmity.