Example sentences of "attempt to reach a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In an attempt to reach a practical solution , Brunig and Klinge worked in Amazonian forest that was estimated to have some 700 plant species , excluding cryptogams , representing 70 families . |
| 2 | Following an unsuccessful attempt to reach a peaceful agreement with the rebels , he , too , resigned after less than twenty-four hours in the job , to be replaced by José Giral , who , like Casares , was a member of Manuel Azaña 's Republican Left party . |
| 3 | Gould , it appears from his own references , was too busy collecting specimens to engage in an attempt to reach a remote part of the river . |
| 4 | Economists frequently complain that such calculations reveal very different implicit marginal benefits across activities , which is unsurprising when those responsible for safety standards in building , motoring , medicine , and other areas make no attempt to reach a common view of the marginal social benefit from saving life . |
| 5 | Siding covertly with Nasser , he progressively undermined the Suez Canal Users Association , which he himself had created , and sapped British and French confidence in American good faith with every twist in his tortuous attempts to reach a peaceful solution . |
| 6 | ‘ The employers will continue attempts to reach a justifiable solution through negotiations ’ . |