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She suggests that humans have always tried to strengthen the pair-bond to maximise (使最大化) reproductive success.

She tried several jobs, but they seemed very boring to her.

You would not be surprised if a stranger tried to shake hands when you were introduced, but you might be a little startled if they bowed, started to stroke you or kissed you on both cheeks

Were they tuned off because an American had the nerve to instruct Japanese in their own art form or they deliberately tried to signal their rejection of her?

Don't spend a paragraph on how your uncle John tried to fix the problem and couldn't.

I was hesitant because I knew so little about it and have never tried it before.

Martha Stewart was charged, tried and convicted of a crime in 2004.

No matter how many different remedies I tried, I still couldn't get rid of the cough.

Scientists have tried to tap Internet donors, too, with mixed success.

To help quantify the costs of a poor diet, I recently tried to estimate this impact in terms of a most famous food, the burger.

Congress has tried to help students with college costs through Pell Grants and other forms of tuition support.

As anyone who has tried to lose weight knows, realistic goal-setting generally produces the best results

In fact, every step of the way, as (usually) Democratic leaders have tried to introduce work-family balance measures into the law, business groups have been strongly opposed.

I tried to call you all night yesterday.

The head technician in the lab tried to persuade the hospital administration to replace it, but they are trying to cut costs.

What he tried to do was to teach a male dolphin called Bass and a female called Doris to communicate with each other across a solid barrier.

Were they tuned off because an American had the nerve to instruct Japanese in their own art form or they deliberately tried to signal their rejection of her?

A lot of the government advertising has been about individual responsibility, but actually understanding that drinking is very much about the social activity and finding ways to help young people get home safely and not end up in hospital is one of the th

Any doctor who has wrestled with multiple forms from different insurers, or patients who have tried to understand their own parade of statements, know that simplification ought to save money.

Clothes and other items that need to be tried on such as diamond rings and gold necklaces are generally not suited to virtual retailing, and, of course, items with a low value- to-weight ratio.

For decades, researchers and law enforcement agencies have tried to build a machine that will do the same thing.

I loved experimenting with new materials, and I always tried to develop new techniques to make the most unique textiles for my fashion projects.

I tried to apologize, not very successfully.

While tasty, such seeds are delicate — they cannot bud and grow if they dry out as you may know if you've ever tried to grow a tree from an avocado pit.

Yuuji kimura and colleagues in Japan tried a more physical approach.

After you've tried a new method for a week, take a look at your record.

As an inexperienced teacher, I tried every means to get them to be quiet, but in vain.

As long as there have been codes, people have tried to break them.

He had tried to coax the dog to him but, frightened, it had run off.

He tried to hide his obvious pleasure from the music teacher, who had wandered over to listen.

He tried to please his Dad.

His son tried hard to finish homework.

I have not tried reading my newspaper out loud on a train, but, several years ago, I read some chapters from Harry porter to my bored and noisy children.

I tried being firm, but it didn't work.

I tried to convince myself that the trouble was with the problem itself, not with me.

I tried to hold off at first, I played it cool for a short while.

I tried, but I didn't finish the reading when the bell rang.

If you studied pictures that ancient people left on rock walls and you tried to determine their meaning, you would not detect a deep interest in romance among the artists.

Many western companies have tried to imitate such asian ways of doing things, which are based on general agreement.

Never at a loss for words, I tried to find things in my life that might qualify for growth.

She tried to find a way out.

The dog tried to please the writer.

Those words made me see clearly that when I had fallen short in the past, it was seldom because I had tried and failed.

We passed it, he tried to put it in his mouth, he tried bouncing it, rollingit, sitting on it, throwing it.

Worried about my health, I tried many different kinds of diets but nothing worked.

Last year, the Transportation Security Administration found in a secret check that undercover investigators were able to sneak weapons—both fake and real—past airport security nearly every time they tried.

Most leading retailers have already tried e-commerce, with limited success, and expansion abroad.