Example sentences of "[pron] attempts [to-vb] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The regime became increasingly draconian in its attempts to deal with the problems it was confronting ; the society , in turn , began to establish public associations of all kinds , most notably the workers ' defence committee ( KSS-KOR ) , which were independent of party and state control . |
| 2 | Cummins has offered him a senior position with the company and the chance to spearhead its attempts to break into the East European engine market . |
| 3 | From Woolworths , we will hear that the Dixons management have brought their troubles on themselves , that their attempts to cope with the downturn have been lamentable and that only a new team — with a more analytical approach than the pile-it-high philosophy which did Dixons so proud when times were good — can engineer the necessary closure of small high street outlets in favour of a move to larger ones on the edge of town . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 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 | Editor , — Four groups of doctors suffer particularly from age discrimination during their attempts to move through the hospital training grades to consultant appointments : doctors who qualified abroad , those who entered medical school after the normal age of 18–19 , those who have had prolonged illness , and women . |
| 7 | Government forces , suffering heavy casualties in their attempts to break through the KNU 's defences , on Dec. 28 , 1989 , finally overran the KNU 's Phalu camp , located 25 km south of the border town of Myawadi , in a loop of the Moei river ( known in Myanma as the Thaungyin river ) forming the border with Thailand . |
| 8 | If you , the teacher , take on the " obstacle " role you can focus on their use of space/ body language/ eye contact in their attempts to get round the obstacle . |
| 9 | During the 1920s , however , the clash between these two legacies of the Great War for socialists was to become a central issue in their attempts to grapple with the problem of unemployment . |
| 10 | Six months ago six major E C Health and Safety Directives came into effect covering workplace safety , machinery , protective equipment , manual handling , work with computers and word processors , they 've built on a framework directive giving workers new rights to consultation and the right to stop the job and the union has been watching the government and the H S E and me as well , in their attempts to water down the requirements of these directives and we might well lodge a formal complaint with Brussels that could land the Tories in Europe 's Court of Justice . |
| 11 | The harbour was crammed with the great prahus which we had come so far for , but our attempts to communicate with the captains and crewmen were discouraging . |
| 12 | Despite the study design and our attempts to stratify for the stone free interval ( based on > or <2 years ) , there was an imbalance between the three treatment groups on either side of the median ( nine months ) . |