endeavouring

I, who had ever been surrounded by amiable companions, continually engaged in endeavouring to bestow mutual pleasure, I was now alone.

Chapter 2 2010

He lost no time in endeavouring to seek him out, with the hope of persuading him to begin the world again through his credit and assistance.

Chapter 1 2010

I, who had ever been surrounded by amiable companions, continually engaged in endeavouring to bestow mutual pleasure, I was now alone.

Chapter 3 2010

I have satisfied my own conscience in endeavouring to state to Mr. Lofft what I think concerns us both.

Letter 60 2009

Personally, I do think there is value in endeavouring to find harmony between these two philosophies.

Blockbusters and the Tao Te Ching « Tales from the Reading Room 2010

Besides, in endeavouring to be so extreme, Fresnadillo ends up making the film almost nihilistic, and certainly explicitly criticises emotional bonds, especially familial ones, which lead people to make the kind of choices that could obliterate society.

‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’ Pictures of Michael Bay 2007

The passage of forty years, and the national, political and linguistic differences that must be addressed in endeavouring to collect the necessary evidence are formidable obstacles.

The Deschenes Report: The Commission of Inquiry on War Criminals. 1987

The Parole Board joins with interested agencies in endeavouring to make some contribution to at least the partial solution of this medicolegal problem.

National Parole—Its Successes and Its Failures 1966

During the interval of the ensuing period no time should be lost in endeavouring to reach a more perm Anent basis.

Dominion-Provincial Relations 1946

It largely accounts too for Mussolini's actions in endeavouring to preserve for himself a favourable sphere of influence in Spain.

Spotlight on Europe 1938