So as a father of two young girls, I've tried hard to be a good dad.
He has tried hard in recent weeks to talk the price of oil down.
Tickets were cheaper and easier to obtain, but lots of bigwigs still tried hard to blag them.
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It has since tried hard to reinvent itself as a competitive political party operating in a democracy.
He had pulled 100% out of the market in October although I tried hard to keep him invested.
He has tried hard to find a job, and every week goes for training at the job centre.
But it also tried hard to discredit Mr Mehlis, most dramatically by televising a key witness's supposed recantation.
China tried hard, and it blossomed and was subsequently thrust under the spotlight.
Above all, Mr Bush has tried hard to avoid playing a personal role in the Middle East peace process.
The country has tried hard, and fairly successfully, to bring the native Maoris to the table and strive for consensus.
He tried hard to assimilate the teaching of this legendary pedagogue and fountainhead of European neo-classicism into his musical aesthetic.
"We tried hard but the conditions were difficult, Inst executed their gameplan very well and they deserved to win, " he added.
Senegal's French coach tried hard to sound pleased with his side's performance.
They blamed their difficulty on not having tried hard enough, persisted longer on the final set of problems, and enjoyed the experience more.
As might be expected, especially from a government-run station, NHK tried hard to introduce a more upbeat and hopeful aspect of the situation.
He tried hard to be neutral and avoided any judgment on the science underlying climate change predictions or on possible policies to counteract global warming.
Las Vegas tried hard to turn itself into a family destination.
Lee said Hasan got into frequent arguments with others in the military who supported the wars, and had tried hard to prevent his pending deployment.
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We tried hard, but that doesn't matter because we failed you.
Jukes tried hard to compose his mind and judge things coolly.
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By the time of the London bombings in July 2005, investigators still did not know (or had not tried hard enough to find out) Khan's name.
Surrey tried hard for further success in the closing overs but Adams refused to budge as he and Michael Lumb (15) saw it through to stumps.
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At the centre of both attacks will be a government that did little to create the current mess and has tried hard to find solutions to it.
The Havasupai have tried hard to retain their native culture.
The State Department has tried hard to reassure America's allies.
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But because he needed to win at least a couple of their votes in the Senate to break the threat of a filibuster, he tried hard to court them.
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With more and more cameras launching into the market, differentiating can be difficult, something apparently not lost on iON, who has clearly tried hard to introduce new and distinct features.
The board has tried hard to address off-balance-sheet abuses.
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