The confrontations have come at a time when Abbas has been trying to persuade Hamas to moderate its anti Israel stance and ally with Fatah in a national unity government.

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It's hard to persuade Jonathan.

Tom is trying to break the lock.

Sami is trying to protect Layla.

Team trying to rescue the elephants.

Big corporations don't even have Africa on the map when they consider outsourcing locations, says Sambou Makalou, a native of Mali who tries to persuade US employers to shift service jobs to Africa.

Sami was trying to better his life.

Sami was trying to kill Layla.

Sami was trying to catch a wave.

It looks like he's trying to annoy me.

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Another user tries to reason

The confrontations have come at a time when Abbas has been trying to persuade Hamas to moderate its anti Israel stance and ally with Fatah in a national unity government. Abbas believes that Hamas s acceptance of negotiations with Israel is the only way to break the international sanctions that are devastating Palestinian society.

I managed to persuade my cousin into accepting my plan.

Here, Germany s leaders, in particular, need convincing.

But something went wrong Putin could not be convinced.

and they were all gathered around, going, What's he trying to say?

Tom is trying to get a green card.

Sami was trying to rebuild his life.

Even Rumsfeld is trying to be conciliatory!

Malek tries to find out why all this happened.

I managed to convince Dad that we organize the reception at home.

But it will be much more difficult to persuade China that it should stand down.

And Singapore has been persuaded to host four advanced naval ships.

Efforts had also been made to persuade Parliament to strengthen the Act.

Sami trying to kill himself? It's just nonsense.

That was my mind helping me to adapt and survive.

The fire chief holds the fire to attract the fish.

His knees press down right under my shoulders. Answer the interrogator with respect so that we keep respecting you! he says, trying hard to disguise his original accent.

South Korea is trying to persuade the North to make this strategic decision.

Some Liberians therefore have to be persuaded to enter into the process.

Sami was trying to do something special for Layla.

By contrast, the new left is trying to make markets work.

We ll even get you a cup of tea.

Tharrawaddy made no attempt to improve relations with Britain.

But it is doing so without addressing the crucial need to bring its citizens along.

I tried to persuade my mother to permit my circumcision, but she refused.

Austria tried to persuade the Italian government to accept Venetia in exchange for non intervention.

Meanwhile, there are still people trying to use the beach.

Fadil was making an effort to share Layla's passions.

Sami committed crimes that no one had tried before.

Sami is trying to focus on that chapter of Roosevelt's life.

Africans are trying to make the best out of a bad situation.

It is not known, because it has not been tried.