Example sentences of "attempt [to-vb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These various factors combined to ensure that the local elite ( even if they were capable of considering it ) would not attempt to kill the goose ‘ that laid the golden eggs ’ . |
| 2 | 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 ! |
| 3 | He is looking , instead , for a classification system that will above all be simple and that will attempt to include the number of interviews that take place in a bureau , together with some classification of the clients ' main and subsidiary problems as well as the type of advice or information given . |
| 4 | A constable need not be in uniform when he effects the arrest ( and calls for the defendant to desist as a preliminary ) , although if an off-duty policeman does attempt to implement the Act , strict conditions should be observed as to what he must do and say to make it plain that he is a constable . |
| 5 | For instance , planners might attempt to estimate the probability of the following : further significant increases/decreases in the price of crude oil ; increases in the number of terrorist attacks on civilian airliners in those Mediterranean countries which have large tourist trades ; the likelihood of political change in South Africa , and the chances of continuing economic stability in that country . |
| 6 | Brehmer had subjects attempt to estimate the number of road accidents occurring at various junctions and compared these estimates with the actual figures . |
| 7 | A short fence prevented the escape of animals that might attempt to swim the river . |
| 8 | The plaintiff must attempt to minimize the loss arising from the breach , referred to as a ‘ duty to mitigate your loss ’ . |
| 9 | In order to defend the accused man his defence lawyers will often attempt to implicate the woman as an active participant rather than helpless victim . |
| 10 | * Usage Rate — the supplier may attempt to increase the purchase rate of the customer , so that the customer becomes a heavier user , or may instead try to increase his proportion of the customer 's total order for the product . |
| 11 | She did n't attempt to hide the look of disappointment in her eyes . |
| 12 | By what means , stylistic and other , does the author attempt to establish the character of the narrator in the following passage ? |
| 13 | It is essential for Knights that the discipline should attempt to relate the past , present , and future on an appropriately scholarly basis . |
| 14 | This chapter will attempt to delineate the relationship between hypertension and diabetes with specific reference to prevalence , effect on prognosis , pathophysiological mechanisms and treatment . |
| 15 | We shall attempt to redress the balance in this section . |
| 16 | Introduced by Eamonn Andrews , its eminently ‘ BBC ’ panel ( dickie bows and twin sets ) would attempt to guess the trade of a prole , and 90 per cent of the telly-owning public tuned in . |
| 17 | The inquiry report did not even attempt to answer the question ‘ how many of the children were abused ? ’ |
| 18 | McCoist , meanwhile , will attempt to reach the milestone of his 50th goal of the season with a plea to the Rangers fans to ‘ Bring the house down ’ . |
| 19 | If the bailiff knows or ascertains before notice of non-service is sent that the defendant is at another address within the district , he should attempt to serve the summons there and state the new address in his certificate of service ( Ord 7 , r 17(3) ) . |
| 20 | You do n't attempt to tackle the employee directly and challenge him to explain his actions . |
| 21 | I must now attempt to define the discourse in which the deixis is to be found , for this is the pragmatic frame governing sense-making operations . |
| 22 | The United manager , Alex Ferguson , discovered last season that there 's many a slip on the way to the championship , and he did n't attempt to conceal the importance of this Old Trafford showdown , with United leading Villa on goal difference in pursuit of their first title since 1967 . |
| 23 | The Cabinet already suspected that U Saw was planning some act of retaliation ( he resigned on returning from London and did not attempt to contest the election ) . |
| 24 | Even those such as David Lodge and Malcolm Bradbury who argue against this blanket judgment do not attempt to depict the decade as one of great creative achievement . |
| 25 | Further studies will attempt to elucidate the mechanism of this mucosal defect which may help us to understand better the underlying pathogenesis of human duodenal ulcer and to improve treatment . |
| 26 | This project will attempt to gauge the volume of this activity , and attempt to distinguish different patterns of groups in different policy areas ( sectoral approach ) . |
| 27 | In educational evaluation one may attempt to avoid the judgement aspect — but decisions may then have to be made by some other group , decisions that will be influenced by the information collected and its presentation . |
| 28 | One should attempt to avoid the situation where your own surgeon is instructed to prepare an initial Report some 12–24 months after the accident or as has been seen in some cases , up to four years after an accident . |
| 29 | They 'd attempt to trace the owner and inform him , and that was it . |
| 30 | Celant did n't attempt to theorise the notion of Arte povera . |