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

VOA: special.2009.07.02

And there's a lot more to it than just trying to count the number of Americans.

VOA: standard.2010.02.03

I'm just trying to figure you out. You're very difficult for me to read.

VOA: standard.other

Would you want a doctor who got high marks in medical school just for trying really,really hard?

VOA: special.2009.03.12

"I was really trying to get them into regular schools and they just wouldn't take them, even when I offered to sponsor fees."

VOA: special.2010.05.03

Social critics like to say that in children's activities these days, everyone gets an award just for trying, so no one will feel rejected.

VOA: special.2009.03.12

The crisis came just as Europe is trying to recover from its worst recession in generations.

VOA: special.2010.04.23

Larry Goodson says that, from the point of view of Mr.Karzai and his advisors, trying to distance himself from the United States is just good politics.

VOA: standard.2009.08.03

There is a problem in a neighborhood like the Balkans, they have always had an issue with trying to express a strong identity and they are still just emerging."

VOA: standard.2009.03.22

We've seen two bi-partisan commissions come out just this January saying al-Qaida has been trying to get nuclear weapons since the 1900s and they are actively continuing to do so."

VOA: standard.2010.04.06

Cairo prides itself on its role in trying to restart stalled peace talks and just this week, has been trying to mediate a calm between Palestinians and Israelis over Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque.

VOA: standard.2009.10.08

"That has to be as part of a larger process of trying to give Muslims in that region not just a voice in the political process, but give them an opportunity to actually decide for themselves who it is that they want to lead them."

VOA: standard.2010.05.11