Example sentences of "['s] attempt [to-vb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Diary 's attempts to arrange a late night drink with her ( ‘ she has to be home by 10.30 , ’ said her secretary , stealing 90 minutes on Cinderella ) were re-routed into breakfast at 8.15am . |
| 2 | This exhibition and its catalogue were the first to show the whole spectrum of Czech Cubism 's attempts to create a universal style in literature , music , theatre and cinema as much as in the visual arts . |
| 3 | Thus , their measurement is a valuable ‘ on-line ’ index of a reader 's attempts to derive a coherent representation of meaning . |
| 4 | Like many right hon. and hon. Members in all parts of the House , I followed with a mixture of admiration and exasperation Lord Carrington 's attempts to negotiate a proper ceasefire , but watched with mounting anger the callous disregard for life and property cynically displayed by the federal forces . |
| 5 | When the committee met Hopkins resisted the Section 's attempts to get a new definition of full employment of 2 ½%; unemployed , preferring to stick to Beveridge 's 8 ½%; dge . |
| 6 | In the 1930s Moscow 's attempts to pursue a two-track policy , combining increased Comintern militancy with endeavours to cultivate state-to-state relations , strained the Soviet Union 's weak diplomatic links to breaking point . |
| 7 | Indonesia and Israel 's attempts to develop a comprehensive approach to paraprofessional training using a national training curriculum ( with appropriate areas of specialization ) offered through a number of training centres in different parts of the country are also noteworthy . |
| 8 | Sir David is likely to stress that proposals which are viewed in the colony as ungenerous would create difficulties for his administration 's attempts to ensure a smooth transition to Chinese rule . |
| 9 | Hariri also blocked Jonah 's attempt to arrange a humanitarian aid package to the deportees who were stranded in freezing conditions with little food . |
| 10 | Thus , as soon , was Owen 's attempt to create a nationwide union of workers to collapse ; and with it , his complex of interdependent aims : the assumption by the union of the ownership and control of industry ; the adoption by the union of the co-operative form of organisation as the instrument of ownership and control ; and hence the establishment , even before political democracy , of a comprehensive and integral system of industrial democracy . |
| 11 | Alan Clayson 's attempt to paint a clearer picture is severely hampered by Harrison 's refusal to co-operate , thus leaving Clayson to read every press clipping , interview anyone who ever knew him , and cobble together a book out of it . |
| 12 | Alan Clayson 's attempt to paint a clearer picture is severely hampered by Harrison 's refusal to co-operate , thus leaving Clayson to read every press clipping , interview anyone who ever knew him , and cobble together a book out of it . |
| 13 | Bouterse 's disagreements with Shankar stemmed from the government 's attempt to negotiate a peaceful end to the armed revolt of the Surinamese Liberation Army ( SLA ) , led by Bouterse 's former bodyguard Ronnie Brunswijk [ see pp. 37493-94 ] . |
| 14 | The government 's attempt to impose a strict pay norm culminated in the so-called ‘ winter of discontent ’ . |
| 15 | Roebuck , moved a famous and extremely detailed vote of censure on Palmerston 's foreign policy over a period of two decades , 2,000 – 3,000 volumes of manuscript correspondence were consulted by officials in the government 's attempt to produce a convincing rebuttal . |
| 16 | The North Eastern Coop 's Summerville hypermarket at Stockton has given neighbouring Blakeston Comprehensive School 400 trees as its contribution to the school 's attempt to win a one-off Queen 's 40th anniversary trust award . |
| 17 | National was set up in 1989 specifically to sell the capacity , and the change leaves National 's attempt to become a public telecommunications operator in doubt . |
| 18 | McLean 's attempt to impersonate a tic-tac man apart — all he needed was a pair of white gloves — the game offered little in the way of entertainment , which was particularly disappointing when the outcome meant so much to both sides as far as their hopes of finishing fourth in the Premier Division was concerned . |
| 19 | A POLICE force 's attempt to raise a wrecked boat is being frustrated by a salvage firm 's long delay in getting to work . |
| 20 | This will highlight some of the key issues raised during evaluation which relate to the effectiveness or otherwise of the schools ' attempts to achieve a practical realisation of their project proposals . |