Example sentences of "[adv] see [prep] a attempt [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both these stories were widely seen as an attempt to ‘ shoe-in ’ Gordon Brown rather than Smith in the event of a leadership vacancy , although Brown , it must be said , had no part in them . |
| 2 | In fact , the action was widely seen as an attempt by George Bush 's close pal , President Turgut Ozal , to prove himself more militantly anti-Kurd than his chief rival , Suleyman Demirel , in the run-up to the October 20th general election . |
| 3 | The Sejm had passed a resolution on May 28 calling for the exposure by June 20 of former security service agents in positions of authority , but its early implementation was widely seen as an attempt by the government to retain power . |
| 4 | It was a contentious issue and was generally seen as an attempt by the party 's left wing to try to remove some Labour members of whom they disapproved . |
| 5 | The move was also seen as an attempt by the government to gain control over the National Bank , which under the new law would enjoy considerable nominal independence . |
| 6 | The recovery programme was also seen as an attempt by Keating to heal divisions in the ruling Australian Labor Party ( ALP ) after his 1991 leadership battle with former Prime Minister Bob Hawke [ for Keating 's replacement of Hawke see p. 38675 ] . |