I tried to get good marks.

He tried harder to get good marks than I did.

Sauron has regained much of his former strength.

If you are to win, you should do your best.

If you intend to win, you should do your best.

Nowadays, we take curiosity for granted.

I'm doing everything I can to save you.

And some of the watches there, attempting to be beautiful and humorous maybe not attempting, hopefully succeeding.

The success resulted from your efforts.

You don't exert yourself much.

We're trying, Mrs. Sands.

We didn't want to lose the people that are going to work in that plantation.

He spared no efforts.

We set to work with all our might and main.

I'mgonnado my best to take my place in the sun

Most emphatically, yes I am.

So I felt entirely powerless.

He took out some coins.

I do not want to exert myself in vain.

We are making all efforts possible to deal with the nuclear crisis.

I'll try.

We try.

I appreciate the effort, your effort.

We pulled out all the stops.

They had to fit within the envelope.

All my efforts are nothing in comparison with yours.

The United Nations makes efforts to keep the earth in a state of peace.

I would have done, but our numbers were too few.

Your efforts will bear fruit someday.

Our efforts will soon bear fruit.

The challenge for us now is to identify and support countless more.

Their efforts made the situation better to a certain degree.

Or did you have to work on it?

He endeavored to make his wife happy, but in vain.

He tried to make his wife happy, but in vain.

He tried to make his wife happy, but he couldn't.

Well, it's the best we've got.

Trying to.

I tried.

She made an effort at joking but it fell quite flat.

Allan... ( sighs ) ...I've tried.

With all due respect,agent Harris,

whose bounty and beneficience has preferred me to the valuable rectory at Hunsford, where it's my endeavour to demean myself with grateful respect towards her Ladyship.

I try, Master.

I am trying.