Example sentences of "in attempting [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No doubt the first four chapters of this book , in attempting to describe the confusion , are also managing to add to it ! |
| 2 | In attempting to incorporate the uncertainty principle into general relativity , one has only two quantities that can be adjusted . |
| 3 | The first task in attempting to enumerate the extent and nature of informal care is to define what is meant by the term ‘ carer ’ . |
| 4 | It is interesting to note that , in attempting to refute the charge of " soft option " , the Report had already asked : " Is it a soft option to make oneself master of the political philosophy of Burke ? " |
| 5 | The PDVSA had also reached agreements to explore new oilfields in Honduras and in Guatemala , and was in discussion with the Peruvian government over involvement in attempting to reverse the decline of Peru 's oil industry . |
| 6 | A notion of power which goes beyond , say , class reductionism is obviously useful in attempting to grasp the history of the subordination of women , or the regulation of unorthodox sexualities , but if power is everywhere it is difficult to understand how it can be resisted or broken out of . |
| 7 | in attempting to estimate the emergence of a land mass from present altitudes of planation surfaces , their origins , base levels and most probably regional slopes must be considered ; |
| 8 | Having been long pent up in town , Annie and myself viewed Southall as a second Paradise , and I remember I nearly hung myself on my pin-before the very first morning after our arrival , in attempting to scale the yard gates to see the country beyond them . |
| 9 | Goodricke succeeded as fifth baronet 21 July 1738 ; left with an encumbered estate , he spent some difficult years in attempting to restore the family fortune . |
| 10 | There is no question that there is an increasing need for a complex organization in today 's world to change its shape to accommodate changing demands ; an organization faces a heavy responsibility in attempting to determine the shape , in terms of both size and complexity , that will allow it to function effectively in the dynamic world in which it operates . |
| 11 | We as a trade union have been in the forefront of campaigning and supporting the Labour Party , not just as , in its election battle , but in attempting to modernize the Party 's thinking , the Party administration , be it on the issue of quotas for women , on policy making , on finances and on the block vote . |
| 12 | It is important , then , in attempting to establish the study of literacy practices on a sounder basis , to examine Goody 's argument as a test case for those of many other writers who have paid less explicit attention to the questions than he has . |
| 13 | In attempting to establish the prevalence of dementia a variety of different instruments have been used to identify the presence/absence of the condition . |
| 14 | In attempting to understand the organisation it is essential to realise that there is a trade-off between being simplistic and being practical . |
| 15 | The VNODD as well as the communists had already been involved in fomenting strikes but on the whole they do not seem to have attached themselves to any cause other than nationalism and , while they were particularly active in attempting to subvert the army , when they finally and out of desperation , having been heavily penetrated by the Sûreté , attempted to begin their armed struggle , many of the Vietnamese riflemen in the battalion , which was induced to mutiny , rallied instead to their French officers . |
| 16 | For it was of course Thatcher from the right , and not the left , who seized the initiative in attempting to break the stalemate of class forces and carry through a radical restructuring of the British social formation . |
| 17 | The court in attempting to discover the intention of the parties ignored the signed statement because it had been made after the making of the contract . |
| 18 | However , in attempting to ascertain the applicability of the model to other countries , in order to strengthen confidence in the results , it is recognised that instead of simply applying it to them mechanically , some account needs to be taken of prevailing differences in their industrial relations systems . |
| 19 | Dorahy knows he has a tough act to follow in attempting to emulate the success of his predecessor John Monie who won every available honour . |
| 20 | There are serious problems , however , in attempting to reduce the PSBR . |
| 21 | Many radical feminists see little point in attempting to change the education system because women are trapped in a vicious circle in which men keep changing the rules if women show any sign of becoming as successful as them . |
| 22 | The scheme was not adopted and the results of the feasibility study provide a good example of some of the difficulties that the state has faced in attempting to change the pattern of welfare . |