Example sentences of "attempt [to-vb] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | We should make a strenuous and united attempt to incorporate in the management of our own institutions some of the features which have given the American schools the high character they enjoy . |
| 2 | Public outcry over what was widely seen as an attempt to intervene in the judicial process , however , caused the party to withdraw this threat almost immediately . |
| 3 | This paper is a deliberate attempt to move in the opposite direction — to explore the ability of subjects to tackle rather complex decision-problems . |
| 4 | De Gaulle reacted sharply , not just because the evidence against Muselier appeared flimsy , but because he interpreted the British action as an attempt to interfere in the internal affairs of his organization . |
| 5 | Their attempts to rule in the king 's name were a failure and by the end of September , if not earlier , Edward had reasserted his freedom of action . |
| 6 | Their attempts to rule in the king 's name were a failure and by the end of September , if not earlier , Edward had reasserted his freedom of action . |
| 7 | The new job flexibility has required a break-up of old trade union structures and attempts to emulate in the UK systems of labour relation based on Japanese and some US examples . |