much-tried

If this much-tried model of upfront strategic investing still works, the success of CCC's IPO may be assured.

Front-Running In China 2006

Even his stalwart manhood seemed to have shrunk somewhat under the strain of his much-tried emotions.

Dracula 2003

Just as the stilly hum, the embowering shade, the warm, lonely calm of my retreat were beginning to steal meaning from the page, vision from my eyes, and to lure me along the track of reverie, down into some deep dell of dreamland — just then, the sharpest ring of the street-door bell to which that much-tried instrument had ever thrilled, snatched me back to consciousness.

Villette 2003

If they had the matter out between them, then no doubt the lady spoke to her much-tried friend as follows:

Look Back on Happiness 2003

"No," Holmes answered, in his gentlest voice, I will not cause you any unnecessary trouble, Lady Brackenstall, and my whole desire is to make things easy for you, for I am convinced that you are a much-tried woman.

The Adventure of the Abbey Grange. 1991

The General deplored the lack of a cavalry brigade and horse artillery, owing to which he was unable to reap the fruits of his hard-fought action, and all must unite to condole with this much-tried commander on the manner in which he had been handicapped from the first.

South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 Louis Creswicke

Next day these much-tried men had to wade three times through the river, mostly with their boots and putties on, so that though short of bread and biscuit they were well supplied with "dampers," unfortunately of a sort that soaked but never satisfied.

With the Guards' Brigade from Bloemfontein to Koomati Poort and Back Edward P. Lowry

Great Fire of London and Pepys met its much-tried owner shortly after "looking over his ruins."

Inns and Taverns of Old London

Uncle Braun advised Fritz to pacify the angry man by telling how it happened that Pixy got in, but the watchman would not listen, so Fritz hurried out to his much-tried relative, followed by the others.

Pixy's Holiday Journey George Lang

For the second time the novel idea of how irksome he and Geoff must be to their much-tried tutor presented itself, to the resentful boy's secret astonishment.

The Captain's Bunk A Story for Boys M. B. Manwell