I
см. тж. при ... стремящемся к ; проявлять тенденцию к
• Potassium ions tend to diffuse out.
• This force tends to bend the drill.
• Segments of the rigid lithosphere seek an equilibrium.
II
• This gain is worth striving for .
• The investigators seek ( or endeavour ) to discover ...
• Theoretical physicists have long sought to establish some relationship among ...
• Geologists are striving ( or trying , or making efforts ) to develop skill in predicting ...