strived

As they strived to create a financially self-sufficient club, a functioning player-trading model and a bright new team on the park, they would put their foot on the ball and show patience.

They preached personal freedom and choice; the Democrats, by contrast, strived to keep faith with their large base of Catholics who hewed to the church’s strictures on abortion.

But aside from its star Tim Allen, "Last Man Standing" strived to present its comedy from all sides of the partisan spectrum.

“She did not judge a single person and strived to make others happy, even when she didn’t feel like smiling herself.”

It soon became a passion and potentially a way out as she strived to provide a better quality of life for her daughter.