"His arrest was made," Lincoln said, "because he was trying with some successto prevent men from entering the army.

VOA: special.2009.10.29

One Confederate officer, trying to prevent his troops from moving back, pointed to a group led by General T.J.Jackson of Virginia.

VOA: special.2009.08.27

First,Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek was trying to organize all of China under the control of his Nationalist forces.

VOA: special.2011.03.03

In trying to improve his lovely wife, he had failed to realize she had been perfect all along.

VOA: special.2009.09.26

Banner says coaches can tell if a player is only trying to improve his statistics or wants to help his team win.

VOA: special.2010.06.02

Many of his stories are about a child trying to survive while facing difficult emotions such as fear.

VOA: special.2009.10.05

He is the man accused of trying to bomb an American plane with explosives in his underwear.

VOA: special.2010.01.09

Harrison accused Clay of trying to tell him - the president - how to do his job.

VOA: special.2009.01.29

Even with his white beard the Captain looked like a little boy trying not to cry.

VOA: special.2009.02.14

He had imagined himself with his assistant Aminadab trying to remove the birthmark with an operation.

VOA: special.2009.09.26

Bart Childs made a series of videos that show Tucker Childs and his research team at work trying to save these endangered African languages.

VOA: special.2009.12.02

Even those who liked his books were not always sure what he was trying to say.

VOA: special.2010.01.10

These days,through his employer, RTI International, Jim Hersey is trying a new approach to staying well.

VOA: special.2011.02.28

But he is hard at work. He and his team currently are trying to make algae that can change carbon dioxide back into fossil fuel.

VOA: special.2010.07.20

Robert Frank once made this comment about his work: "I am always looking outside, trying to look inside, trying to say something that is true.

VOA: special.2009.03.23

They pushed close around him trying to touch him, trying to shake his hand.

VOA: special.2009.12.24

Brown protested. He said the lawyers were just trying to save his life.

VOA: special.2009.07.02