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Direction: In the question below, a sentence is given with a part of it printed in bold type. That part may contain a grammatical error. Each sentence is followed by phrases [a], [b], [c] and [d]. Find out which phrase should replace the phrase given in bold to correct the error, if there is any, and to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and 'No correction is required.' mark [e] as the answer.

A nation that had been once tried to kill him was the first to embrace him.

A)  had once been trying to

B)  had once tried, to

C)  once had been tried to

D)  had to once try and

E)  No correction required