Example sentences of "attempt have [been] make [verb] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 No attempt has been made to choose worthwhile bars that can be visited for a coffee break en route .
2 Clearly an attempt has been made to select key groups , but they are not used very effectively to date major sequences and odd conclusions were drawn , which were to have far reaching effects .
3 In the above , some attempt has been made to produce well-sounding harmony , but the whole-tone system has so little conflict within itself that almost any combination of notes can sound tolerable .
4 An attempt had been made to offset recent enclosures by letting out a few five-acre plots , rent and tithe free , to deserving poor , but the newer legislation continued to make things difficult .
5 Attempts had been made to find alternative uses , but it was evident that nothing suitable was forthcoming .
6 Attempts have been made to use judicial review to challenge a refusal of leave , but these have found little favour with the High Court ( R v.
7 Attempts have been made to control parasitic bronchitis by grazing systems designed to ensure that young susceptible cattle are not exposed to large numbers of infective larvae .
8 Attempts have been made to compare various tests and to examine their reliability and validity .
9 Many attempts have been made to classify British cattle breeds on the basis of ancestry and these categories are often based on obvious physical characteristics such as horns and coat colour .
10 Few serious attempts have been made to devise diagnostic tests in reading and number for the purpose of indicating relative attainment of learners .
11 Such ‘ Fahrradstrasse ’ are not created as a function of cyclist density , though some attempts have been made to funnel cross-town traffic along them to ensure that motorists are intimidated by the greater volume of cycle traffic .
12 Many attempts have been made to define safe or unsafe drinking levels .
13 Attempts have been made to treat systemic endotoxaemia in inflammatory bowel disease .
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