1.   According to King, the two universities are trying to determine how such an institute might be created under their auspices.

2.   Bull maintained the university is trying to stop the display from going up in Butler Plaza solely because of the content, which would be unconstitutional.

3.   But he joined in anyway, and brought in other executives from the community and sponsored breakfasts so the university could try to develop a higher local profile.

4.   But critics contend that the university was trying to keep the incident as quiet as possible and avoid the normal university discipline process.

5.   But now, under new pressures, the university is trying to take the dixie out of Ole Miss.

6.   Each university tries to keep current -- and the topic of the moment is derivatives.

7.   Even large universities are trying to act like small liberal-arts colleges.

8.   If anything, universities try to clear out old folks.

9.   If it makes so little sense, why are so many universities trying so hard to build their endowments?

10.   In part, Wallace conceded, the university was trying to hire women and minorities in an area where it seemed relatively easy to recruit them.