Example sentences of "attempts [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Notwithstanding attempts to diversify the production of commodities , Vietnam 's state-owned enterprises faced strong competition from private companies after losing their subsidy and monopoly rights . |
| 2 | Rosemary , a young mother of two , and Clyde , a former Scots Guardsman , were lucky to be referred to the only NHS clinic which attempts to treat the condition . |
| 3 | Claudia 's thesis on the exchange of gifts attempts to confirm the presence of the universal spirit at work in the Masai . |
| 4 | It was made clear that attempts to include every piece of information imaginable would not succeed . |
| 5 | Blakemore ( 1984 ) attempts to estimate the uncertainty caused by cartographic line thickness and associated digitizer error by adapting an idea forwarded originally by Perkal ( 1966 ) . |
| 6 | Tizard argues that her study , together with others , suggests that attempts to restore a child to his [ or her ] natural family may not be in the best interests of the child . |
| 7 | It is considered that when an individual becomes ill , that is , out of balance , the organism reacts in a way which attempts to restore the balance , that is , curatively . |
| 8 | It is working with Intel on the project but has to wait for silicon before it attempts to actualise the product and turn it over to LSI Logic for manufacture . |
| 9 | Marx believes that the individual is socially constructed but never provides or even attempts to provide the theory of knowledge which could support his claims . |
| 10 | VSX4 runs under the OSF/UI test-case harness ( Test Environment Toolkit ) , which attempts to provide an industry agreed common test environment for systems and conformance testing . |
| 11 | A man who attempts to jump the queue will be restrained by the police . |
| 12 | This attempts to synthesise the course-based and school-based models but ‘ emphasises the direction of INSET towards the immediate and specific needs of one school and its teachers ’ . |
| 13 | There has not been a rigorous research study which attempts to relate the cluster of managerial viewpoints concerning strategic uses of information resources and information technology to the information services infrastructure of organisations . |
| 14 | Academic theorisation conventionally attempts to find a language that represents reality . |
| 15 | Bland and colourless as he is , Mr Major may indeed be finely tuned , as a political symbol , to these intricate ( and perhaps self-deceiving ) attempts to square the circle , and to the other underlying sociological and aspirational shifts in the electorate that have taken place . |
| 16 | This approach , which is reflected in clause 9 of the standard sale agreement ( see Appendix III ) attempts to reinstate the advantage of an asset sale . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | The quality in the British corner included Briggs , showing the speed which is one of her greatest assets , as she attempts to regain the world bantamweight title lost two years ago . |
| 19 | Cohn 's style — which attempts to mimic the street lingo of cliches and superlatives — does his new friends no favours . |
| 20 | Worse still is when Weller attempts to remotivate the sound of Saturday Nite , make it bear the burden of his meaning well . |
| 21 | The hon. Member for Derby , South ( Mrs. Beckett ) would be shocked if she knew the extent to which the hon. Member for Dagenham attempts to lead the public into believing that Labour would operate a more generous rebate system . |
| 22 | The legislation can be seen as a by-product of these regimes attempts to create a mass , totalitarian basis of support . |
| 23 | It is a metaphor which attempts to create a reality of organization whereby cooperation is mobilised for fight with the outside world . |
| 24 | Lying in wait for the industry are further pressures from environmental issues such as the level of nitrates in water and continuing EEC attempts to tackle the problem of its Common Agricultural Policy . |
| 25 | His eyebrows reach for the ceiling and he actually attempts to answer the question , as only somebody who spent years in psychotherapy would . |
| 26 | What now follows is an example of one such analysis in the area of English ; the use of the ‘ class reader ’ which attempts to answer the question : ‘ Does the selection of such texts take into account the above criteria ? ’ |
| 27 | However , we have seen that this approach can be criticized on the grounds that the discourse structure of the interview is still present and that attempts to obscure the nature of the speech event are likely to lead in practice to confusion and difficulty . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Today , in his last game in charge , he attempts to put the icing on the cake by leading the champions to premiership glory which would complete the sport 's first five-trophy clean sweep . |
| 30 | ‘ Sad Affair ’ heroically attempts to put the record straight , putting the blame firmly where it belongs , on the real terrorists — on Britain . |