She tried on a pair of new boots.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

If you ever tried to walk on a fallen tree log, you understand what the expression means.

VOA: special.2009.06.07

Professor Biernbaum tried hoop houses on the Student Organic Farm at Michigan State and had success.

VOA: special.2009.12.22

One by one,Aylmer tried a series of powerful experiments on his wife.

VOA: special.2009.09.26

And he declared war on the southern states that tried to leave.

VOA: special.2009.10.08

He tried the invention on Millie.

VOA: special.2010.07.20

He said the committee has on many occasions tried to enhance what many personalities are trying to do.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

But Brennan told NBC that all terrorists arrested on U.S.soil are tried in civilian court, whether or not they are American citizens.

VOA: standard.2010.02.07

I tried that out on my parents.Not even close. Guys, I'm going to the prom with Eric.

VOA: standard.other

Across Beijing, residents tried to carry on with their lives, despite the parade's extensive disruptions to traffic.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

In an interview with NBC television on Friday, Mr.Obama tried to deflect the criticism of his nominee.

VOA: standard.2009.05.30

"He was a guy who tried to get people to work on their own behalf, to get things done and to try to have everybody contribute,"

VOA: standard.2010.01.16

People prayed on Easter Sunday and tried to find comfort in religion.

VOA: standard.2009.04.12

(SPEAKING) The university president says if anyone tried to eliminate freedom of speech, which Ukrainians enjoy on news programs and talk shows, he would have very big problems.

VOA: standard.2010.03.17

Jagland firmly disagrees. "If you look at the history of the Nobel Peace Prize, we have on many occasions tried to enhance what many personalities is trying to do,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

On the program, Griffin tried to distance himself from that stance.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

And today's transition is further proof that those who have tried to pull Iraq into the abyss of disunion and civil war are on the wrong side of history,"

VOA: standard.2009.06.30

He's also friendlier on the track than many of the past champions think American Carl Lewis and Canadian Ben Johnson, who tried to intimidate opponents with their dagger-like glares.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

And that war is against the kind of terrorism that authorities say a Nigerian man attempted when he allegedly tried to bomb a US airliner bound for Detroit on Christmas Day.

VOA: standard.2010.01.19

The United States had tried to mediate in the simmering dispute that led to the coup, centering on what Mr.Zelaya's opponents saw as an effort to remain in power even though obligated by term limits to leave office in January.

VOA: standard.2009.07.01