Modern historians have put forward numerous theories in an attempt to explain these actions.

"Ah, now, Sister," he said, putting a hand on her arm in an attempt to be soothing.

Three hypotheses have been put forth in an attempt to explain their choices: urban poverty, aberrant families, and urbanization.

I put a finger to my lips in an attempt to caution the Brownie to silence.

According to the plan, investors would put money into the league rather than in individual teams, in an attempt to control salaries.

I put Android to the test myself in an attempt to see how bad the situation really is.

At the same time, considerable effort was put into theoretical discussions, in an attempt to reconcile the different positions of the three constituent tendencies.

Ashton asked, reaching over to put a hand on his arm in an attempt to ease the pain.

Various ideas are put forward regularly in an attempt to mitigate unconscious bias:

The engines were stopped, and at 1736 were put full astern in an attempt to pull the ship off the reef.