Some think he might be trying to avoid long-term damage,however.

VOA: special.2010.06.05

"It's telling us the regime might be trying to use any good will over the elections as a smokescreen."

VOA: standard.2010.07.27

Also keep in mind that websites may be operated by businesses and groups that are trying to sell products and services.

VOA: special.2010.06.28

My bikes wouldn't fetch a nice price and wouldn't be worth trying to sell, but they could be useful to somebody else."

VOA: special.2009.11.16

Some neighbors say that while GW is trying to be friendlier to the environment, it could also be a better friend to the neighborhood.

VOA: special.2011.07.08

By the time she was seventeen, Marilyn was trying very hard to be a movie actress.

VOA: special.2009.12.06

Always learn from others and never cease trying to be the best you could be.

VOA: special.2010.06.10

They are trying to make sure that cacao can be grown in a way that is fair to the farmers and safe for the environment.

VOA: special.2010.02.17

And I know how long a piece they want. Then I daydream a lot, trying to figure out what might be interesting for that group to do."

VOA: special.2010.07.12

People trying to earn money also must be aware of being ripped off.

VOA: special.2010.05.16

"I am trying to be as reasonable as I can."

VOA: special.2010.03.20

Melvin has been an astronaut for 10 years. He says he's trying to be a role model to young African-Americans.

VOA: standard.2010.02.02

(SAYING) He cautions that anyone standing outside offices trying to seize anyone's property illegally will be blocked from such attempts.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

El Paso Port Director William Molaski says officers are trying to identify people who might be infected with the swine flu virus.

VOA: standard.2009.04.30