Example sentences of "[conj] attempt [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The advantage of the Zuwaya image , from a libertarian point of view , is that the rallying points for groups larger than households are ancestors : dead men , who can not act ultra vires or be oppressive or unjust , or attempt to keep the group in being when the particular need for it has ceased . |
| 2 | Such analysis by some firms obliges others to gather similar information to protect themselves , or attempt to enter the market . |
| 3 | On four occasions the appellant accosted a woman in the street , threatened her with violence , on three occasions carrying a knife , and stole or attempted to steal the victim 's purse . |
| 4 | Such theories lead logically to leaving older people alone rather than attempting to improve the quality of their lives through continued social engagement . |
| 5 | And this means that rather than attempting to answer the question " What are experiences ? " , in the manner of the conventional " philosophy of mind " , we ought to concentrate our attention on the question " How do experiences occur ? " , and analyse them qua types of evidential events . |
| 6 | Rather than attempting to define the nature of the " humane education " thus envisaged , Leavis merely asserts that " It seems better simply to point to English literature , which is unquestionably and producibly " there " , and to suggest that the " literary tradition " that this unquestionable existence justifies us in speaking of might … be called a vague concept . " |
| 7 | If a board is unhappy with the profit progress being made , it should change the management rather than attempt to do the managing itself . |
| 8 | In spite of the midsummer heat , many families choose to cook their Christmas dinner in the conventional way rather than attempt to barbecue the turkey ! |
| 9 | We never attribute any goodwill to the minority interest ( since they are not a party to the transaction ) nor attempt to extrapolate the group 's goodwill to establish a theoretical goodwill attributable to the minority interest . |
| 10 | Coupled with this approach is an argument from the axioms of sociobiological theory that attempt to explain the evolution of social structure in terms of the fitness that accrues to an individual living in it . |
| 11 | Now , in this section we look at three distinct theoretical frameworks that attempt to explain the nature of these changes . |
| 12 | The problems of physical shortages and the volume of highly liquid financial assets accumulated during the war ( high incomes during the war period , with few goods and services to be bought , led to high savings ) probably meant that attempts to regulate the economy by monetary means would have failed . |
| 13 | The conclusion to be drawn from one theory is that attempts to restructure the welfare state helped to generate forms of ‘ territorial ’ resistance ( Rhodes ) , while from the other , this is merely the latest in a continuing series of attempts by UK central governments to overcome and control the differentiated demands of a series of local governments with their own local bases of political support ( Duncan and Goodwin ) . |
| 14 | Now the Scottish Prison Service and the Scottish Council for Single Homeless have come up with a package that attempts to address the problem . |
| 15 | It is widely accepted that attempts to apply the concession theory in modern conditions are inapposite : there is no longer any ‘ privilege ’ involved in obtaining corporate status and the source of companies ' ’ economic energy ’ undoubtedly lies in individual initiative and not in the state . |
| 16 | Until there is good evidence that attempts to modify the ecology of the gastrointestinal tract are beneficial , attention to accepted standards and the further development of a multidisciplinary approach to infection in intensive care units are likely to reap greater rewards . |
| 17 | During the course of the third revolution and civil war between nineteen forty six and forty nine , land policy of the Chinese Communist Party underwent a process of radicalization followed by moderation and was accompanied by measures that attempted to purify the Party itself . |
| 18 | Mark Allen , aged 23 , of Stockwell , south London , had been acquitted at the Old Bailey on Thursday of murdering Victor Johnson , 57 , and his wife Audrey , 54 , but convicted of manslaughter , incitement to arson and attempting to pervert the course of justice . |
| 19 | Yesterday Lamont , of Kensington Road , Middlesbrough , appeared before Teesside Crown Court and admitted criminal damage and attempting to pervert the course of justice by giving the police a false name when arrested . |
| 20 | The trial opened on Jan. 9 of 14 senior military officers , including five major-generals , facing charges of mutiny and attempting to overthrow the government by force . |
| 21 | Monitoring and attempting to prevent the pollution will cost millions over the next few years and will be passed directly to the consumer as an unforseen expense . |
| 22 | The best that was on offer from the National Refugee Service in New York was cooperation to ‘ get in touch with American relatives and affiants and attempting to secure the steamship fare , or as much of it as possible , from them ’ . |
| 23 | Turn to your right side and attempt to touch the floor with your elbow , and then turn and try your left . |
| 24 | The feeling that incomers might be a problem necessitates ways in which one can prove this and attempt to ameliorate the situation . |
| 25 | Using the CRE dodecamer as an example we will now look at the energetics and structural aspects of B I -B II transitions and attempt to answer the question of whether any B II junctions can play a significant role in the solution conformation of this oligomer . |
| 26 | To empathise is to set aside our own perception of things and attempt to think the way the other person thinks , or feel the way he feels … a very different quality to sympathy . |
| 27 | In 1982 , the People 's Trust for Endangered Species , a conservation group based in the UK , sent Allan Thornton and photographer David Higgs to document the hunt , and attempt to determine the number of dolphins being killed . |
| 28 | It will become an increasing necessity as institutions move towards the 1990 's and attempt to broaden the base of their student intake ; initial teacher education courses will hopefully have a much wider range of students on their courses . |
| 29 | If ministers behave improperly in failing to inform Parliament , should a civil servant take the initiative and attempt to repair the omission ? |
| 30 | However , even at this early stage , the baby does respond to a source of light and attempt to follow the mother 's face . |