Sentences with phrase «try at least attempting»

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Almost all the annotations were at least attempting a close reading - they were genuinely, though imperfectly, trying to add context to the text and make it easier to understand.

This is at least the third time that Meredith has tried to buy Time Inc, including an attempt earlier this year that fell apart because the Des Moines - based publisher couldn't secure enough financing.

If an ETF or stock is trying to move above that resistance level, it typically requires at least several attempts.

At this point in my life I want to be with individuals and communities who are at least trying to learn the art of invitation and attempting to shed the disease of demanAt this point in my life I want to be with individuals and communities who are at least trying to learn the art of invitation and attempting to shed the disease of demanat least trying to learn the art of invitation and attempting to shed the disease of demand.

While I try to offer hope and a vision for the future, I make no attempt to resolve everything, and all of this seems just fine with my editor... at least so far.

In conclusion, I do find it interesting that those who are raising concerns about all that happened and is happening are doing so unafraid in the public forum of my post with a lot of emotion and intelligence, while those who are trying to silence the discussion or at least control it are contacting me privately outside of the public forum with words that attempt to direct, intimidate or shame me.

In an attempt to respond to this set of circumstances, the primary strategy, at least for churches in the mainstream, has been to try to help people come to a better understanding of what it means to be a Christian.

In fact, instead of wasting time praying, they would more likely try to analyze the situation and attempt to rectify whatever is causing them to be suppressed in the foxhole, or at least fortify the foxhole.

It should, at least, start with an attempt to try and understand what the author was saying before moving on to any kind of analysis.

If the exercise involves trying to determine what the artist was attempting to say with the piece, my best bet is that it at least included the intent of offending the sensibilities of Christian believers.

I think trying to combine the obviously popular «reality tv» style of production and spreading God's word is a good thing and at least an attempt to do some good in this world.

Next, my first attempt at almond flour baking with carried with in a very strong aftertaste that I have (thankfully) not experienced since then, and a paleo chocolate cake I made last winter than contained an obscene amount of eggs and had the consistency of a quiche... What I am trying to say is that cake is not quite as universally beloved in the grain free world... at least not by bakers.

Clearly I don't have much of a green thumb, at least not yet, but what I do have is a surprisingly healthy basil plant despite my repeated attempts at negligence, so I've been trying to use her as much as possible.

The attempt is taken on a line, at least 10 meters from the try line, straight out from the point where the ball was touched down.

That's an encouraging step in the way leagues treat domestic abuse — by having its own investigations, unencumbered by the problems that real - world courts often face, Baseball can at least try to institute some measure of justice while attempting to discourage future violence.

players like Ozil always present the fans with a bit of a conundrum, especially when times are tough... if you look around the sporting world every once in awhile there emerges a player with incredible skill, like Ozil, Matt Sundin or even Jay Cutler, who have a different way about themselves... their movement seemed almost too lackadaisical, so much so that it seemed to suggest indifference or even disinterest on the part of the player... their posture always appears somewhat mopey and they generally have an unflattering «sour puss» expression on their face... for some their above average skills are enough to keep them squarely in the mix, as their respective teams try desperately to find a way to get the best out of them visa vie player acquisitions or the reworking of tactics... when things go according to planned the fans usually find a way to accept their unique disposition, whereas when things go awry they become easy targets for fans and pundits alike... in the case of Ozil and Sundin, their successes on the international stage and / or with their former teams led many to conclude that if we surrounded such talented individuals with players that have those skills that would most likely bring the best of these players success would surely follow... unfortunately both the Maple Leafs and our club chose to adopt half - measures, as each were being run by corporations who valued profitability over providing the best possible product on the field... for them, they cared more about shirt sales and season tickets than doing whatever was necessary... this isn't, by any stretch, an attempt to absolve Ozil of any responsibility for his failures on the pitch... there is no doubt oftentimes his efforts were underwhelming, to say the least, but this club has been inept when it comes to providing this prolific passer with the kind of players necessary for him to flourish... with our poor man's version of Benzema up front, the headless chickens in Walcott, the younger Ox and Welbeck occupying wide positions far too often and the fact that Carzola, who provided Ozil with great service and more freedom to roam, was never truly replaced, the only real skilled outlet on the pitch was Sanchez... remember to be considered a world - class set - up man goals need to be scored and for much of his time here he has been surrounded by some incredibly inept finishers... in the end, I'm not sure how long he will be in North London, recent sentiments and his present contract situation seem to suggest that he will depart at season's end, but how tragic would it be if once again we didn't put our best foot forward and failed to make those moves that could have brought championship football back to our once beloved club... so when you think about this uniquely skilled player don't be so quick to shift all the blame on his shoulders because he will not be the first or the last highly skilled player to find disappointment at the Emirates if we don't rid the club of those individuals that are truly to blame for our current woes

Nova will attempt to become the ninth program in college basketball history to win at least three titles, while Michigan will try to buck the trend of ugly Big Ten national championship performances.

At least he is trying to do something and attempting to plug some obvious gaps.

I'd prefer instead to at least try to look on the bright side and propose four reasons why relegation might actually be a good thing — even if largely in an attempt to convince myself as much as you.

When attempting to nap train your child, try for at least one hour straight.

The problem apparently is that these darn doctors are saying «once a C always a C» when some insists women should at least try to attempt a VBAC (vaginal birth after C - section).

Trying to rouse your baby for a Jamboree class is like attempting to wake the dead, their floppy limbs flail around in the baby carrier and their head threatening to roll off their body (well, at least it feels that way).

So, for any State, California or otherwise, to leave, would require either new laws that would require at least majority support from the remaining States, or a military operation to try and assert their independence, which would most likely be a bloodbath for the State attempting to do so.

Trying to square this circle, the strategy calls for house price stability — which is at least more honest than the last government's attempts to «reduce long term unaffordability», a mangling of plain English designed purely to avoid reference to prices.

At least someone should be in jail and we should look forward to their prosecution... We are too close now to allowing all of this to continue and I am very disappointed in government that after two, three days of this happening, there doesn't seem to be any attempt to try and deal with these groups.

Though congestion pricing has caught on in London, Stockholm and Singapore, it has never been tried in New York despite repeated attempts going back to at least the 1970s.

While not everyone can afford natural supplements, you should try to at least make an attempt to make sure that there are no harmful ingredients in your supplements.

Then, the next time you do this routine (make sure you wait at least 48 hours before attempting it again), try to do the whole routine with one or two more repetitions or with less down time between exercises.

I'll be posting weekly on this blog (at least initially, maybe more often as we progress), sharing marketing ideas I've tried, the success (or failure) in the attempt, and lessons learned.

At first meeting I'm very quiet and shy don't let this throw you off just attempt to talk to me and that will show me your trying at least and I will try to hold the conversatioAt first meeting I'm very quiet and shy don't let this throw you off just attempt to talk to me and that will show me your trying at least and I will try to hold the conversatioat least and I will try to hold the conversation.

Like Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Godzilla, Days of Future Past tries to use real - world history and iconography to prop up its storyline, and while its allusions aren't particularly deep, the attempts at contextualizing its fantastical action at least evince a little bit of ambition.

Veterans of Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne and the latter two Persona games will be all to familiar with this scenario: trying to fuse two demons together only to spend forever flipping back and forth and back and forth in a vain attempt to have your new demon inherit at least one of the skills you, y ’ know, actually want.

I remember seeing a documentary about Gilliam's previous — failed — attempt at making this movie (with Johnny Depp) AT LEAST fifteen years ago, that's how long Gilliam has been trying to make this moviat making this movie (with Johnny Depp) AT LEAST fifteen years ago, that's how long Gilliam has been trying to make this moviAT LEAST fifteen years ago, that's how long Gilliam has been trying to make this movie.

Of the four, Selfie and Guardians Of The Galaxy's Karen Gillan is the least well - known, but she holds her own admirably as a shy loner in the body of a kung - fu fighting Lara Croft type, particularly in the scene where she tries to distract two machine gun - toting guards with her awkward attempts at flirting.

While Prometheus at least attempted to try something new, Covenant is simply more of the same.

There are also attempts to try and turn the film serious on us, but hey, at least it does not end with a court scene or something similarly predictable.

The movie, which defies conventional thinking about war - movie endings, largely consists of conversation, not conflict (at least not in a military sense), as Juba alternately taunts, attempts to school and acts as a confessor to Isaac, who, as one would expect of these things, tries to use his head to outwit his enemy and survive.

Read the article in the new issue of Excellence on how much it took to TRY and convert the TAG Porsche F1 engine that was at least half as complex as current F1 motors... and what an abject failure that attempt became despite the top engineers at the time [Porsche] working day and night on the thing.

By doing so, or at least trying to do so, the German automaker is attempting to differentiate itself from the rabble, and at the same time elevate the VW brand above the competition.

For a shady character from California named Jay Gentile — owner of the sites in question — to cough up the cost of Amazon's legal team on this one seems a little far - fetched, so perhaps this really is just an attempt on Amazon's part to at least look like they've tried to do something constructive.

Unfortunately, this does appear to be — on the surface, at least — another attempt to do anything necessary to avoid working with Amazon, but as the retailer has proven in the past, it will go forward with its plans regardless of who tried to prevent them.

First, the teachers are going to have to abandon their tried - and - true lesson plans and be willing to at least attempt the switch to something new, a daunting task for some teachers who may have begun their teaching careers before the advent of graphing calculators, let alone iPads.

I'm confused with all this and have just thrown my hands up and accepted that I owe the money after many, MANY attempts at trying to negotiate my loan (s) or, at the very least, have my APR lowered.

I am a software developer and I am now trying to start a small business so that I can at least start bringing in an income to attempt to get out of my hole, or at least put food on the table.

I'll be posting weekly on this blog (at least initially, maybe more often as we progress), sharing marketing ideas I've tried, the success (or failure) in the attempt, and lessons learned.

Or, at least, I did back in 1986 when Famicom Tsushin did this very small portrait of me back when they were trying to start the «Akemi Kamio Fan Club» in an attempt to give the 8 - bit video game world a sexy idol of its very own.

This leads me to this review's biggest caveat - The Following is an immensely enjoyable and well - crafted survival horror experience that I implore any fan of the genre to at least check out, but don't attempt to do so without levelling Crane up to at least level 12, as the difficulty, even on Normal, will more than give you a run for your money if you try to jump straight in.

It's amusing if you're a hardcore fan of the Vocaloids, but it's a bit barebones from what you'd normally expect as a «story» mode and feels more like fluff to get people to try out the different songs they might not otherwise attempt normally as you need to clear at least a specific high score to move on.

At least Stardock admitted to their failure and offered incentive for players to try their 2nd attempt which they are following through with.

However, the Playstation Plus February 2017 lineup might get at least some good reviews from people, as LittleBigPlanet 3 is a good multiplayer game with a good number of user - created levels (not to mention two years gave Sony time to fix the game's many glitches) while Not A Hero is a tongue - in - cheek action flick where you try and help an anthropomorphic bunny rabbit attempt to become mayor... by murdering everything in sight.