Sentence examples for trying largely from inspiring English sources

The Dutch have been trying, largely in vain, to tighten the rules.

This season Ramsey has also picked up an annoying sloppiness to his game, misplacing several passes every week and trying largely unsuccessful and unnecessary flicks.

These are the themes that Democrats have been trying, largely without success, to amplify over the din of the scandal engulfing the President.

Microsoft has been trying, largely without success, to find a way into your living room for a decade.

They did try, largely without success, to understand and accommodate each other.

In the past, the commission has tried, largely unsuccessfully, to persuade federal courts to stop hospital mergers.

A security guard tries, largely unsuccessfully, to stop some of the kids who have their boards out.

The technique has rarely worked in the 15 years it has been tried, largely because of the difficulty of getting enough functioning genes into cells.

The police tried, largely unsuccessfully, to rein in the violence, which the authorities said had left at least five people injured.

Attorney General John Ashcroft chose to send the sniper defendants first to Virginia to be tried, largely because both would face the death penalty if convicted.

So, on day one, and every other day his security team (broad-shouldered men with razor-cut hair and grey suits) tried, largely unsuccessfully, to melt into the background on the pavement outside court as Rolf Harris arrived by car.