Yeah, I tried to do that, but it turns out the new director of St. Baldwin's was a technophobe hyper-luddite like our Dr. Reid, and he only wanted the psych records to be on paper to protect confidentiality.
All the competitors are trying to get their piece of the pie.
trying
All you're doing is trying to escape reality.
trying
And at times when I became discouraged with trying to reconcile working and bringing up children, it was my husband who helped to maintain my determination.
trying
Apparently, they're trying to patch up their marriage.
trying
Are you trying to fish in troubled waters?
trying
Are you trying to make a fool of me?
trying
As communism has collapsed, capitalism is now accused of trying to "dominate the world."
trying
As for me, instead of trying to be a cool, international man, I would like to be an open-minded earth person.
trying
But it was like trying to stop the rain from falling.
trying
Can you make out what he is trying to say?
trying
Company A is trying to play us off against company B in a severe price-war.
trying
Don't let this discourage you from trying it again.
[偷鸡不成蚀把米 / 偷雞不成蝕把米, tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐㄊㄡ ㄐㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˊ ㄅㄚˇ ㄇㄧˇ] trying to steal a chicken, but only lost a handful of rice (俗语 common expression); having high aims, but a total failure, See Also: 俗语#111919
[偷鸡不着蚀把米 / 偷雞不著蝕把米, tōu jī bù zháo shí bǎ mǐㄊㄡ ㄐㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄕˊ ㄅㄚˇ ㄇㄧˇ] trying to steal a chicken, but only lost a handful of rice (俗语 common expression); having high aims, but a total failure, See Also: 俗语#202660
[toshite] (exp) (1) as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); (2) apart from... (used to change the topic); (3) (before a negative form) even (e.g. "not even a single person"); (4) (See とする・1) (after a volitional form) thinking that...; trying to...; (P)#33
[はいていらおゆえ, haiteiraoyue] (n) totally useless (fruitless) effort; wasting time on an impossible task (like trying to scoop up a reflected moon from the bottom of the sea)
[さかごたいそう, sakagotaisou] (n) exercise regime to convert breech presentation; trying to correct an unborn child's improper position so that the head comes out first
[きょうかくさつぎゅう, kyoukakusatsugyuu] (exp) trying to straighten the horns of a bull, and killing it in the process; trying to correct a small defect and ruining the whole thing; The cure is worse than the disease