He asked Bickel "whether trying to get access to family papers would be a hopeless job".
And yet it remains to be seen whether trying to gain ground on foreign policy will continue to be an uphill battle for the Republican ticket.
The question is whether trying to bring the intractable problem back to its international roots will somehow provide the needed jolt to get negotiations moving again.
It also begs the question as to whether trying to record an album in seven days will necessarily make the best product.
On March 21st an RAF Tornado aborted its mission close to Tripoli after it was warned that civilians, including some foreign journalists, were close to its target.The strikes on Tripoli also raised the question of whether trying to kill Colonel Qaddafi himself was consistent with the terms of the Security Council resolution.
Whether trying to be a career woman in Manhattan like Emmy, planning bohemian lives in Europe like Frank and April in Revolutionary Road, or trying to be artistic free-thinkers like Lucy and Michael Davenport in Young Hearts Crying, Yates's people are never far from their next drink.
His argument also raises the larger question of whether trying war criminals is, in fact, the most pressing need for Africa -- a variation of the argument often heard in Africa that AIDS deserves attention but only as one of many problems.
"It's unclear to me whether trying to shove eSports down the throats of an ageing TV-watching population is the right way to make it in the west, rather than building a bigger business around the eSports ecosystem that we already have".
Consider whether trying to get your money back is worth the hassle.
On the other hand, the participants had different opinions as to whether trying on clothes in the fitting room is emotionally pleasant.
Politicians on this continent are good at compassion, whether trying to help people stay in their overpriced homes or offering health care to millions of those without it.
