Example sentences of "[subord] an attempt " in BNC.
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| 1 | With all this in mind , the point of the argument has been reached where an attempt can be made to move towards an integration of the behavioural and strategic perspectives of corporate resource allocation . |
| 2 | These corporations are non-elected and , although an attempt is made to ensure some representation of different interests at board levels , their tasks are clearly defined in advance in terms of development and infrastructure . |
| 3 | Although an attempt to override the presidential veto was made in the House on March 25 , it fell considerably short of the two-thirds majority required , failing even to muster a simple majority . |
| 4 | Although an attempt was made to be representative in the choice of these films it is clear that if the effects observed are of any practical significance it should be possible to observe them on a more varied stimulus set . |
| 5 | The western rising was prompted largely by religious conservatism , although an attempt to limit the number of servants a gentleman might have had social overtones ( 73 , p.61 , 69 , 136 , 142–4 ) . |
| 6 | It is difficult to see that as anything other than an attempt to intimidate the BBC . |
| 7 | However , if you set about it in the right way it can be an easy road , a pleasant country ramble rather than an attempt to scale Everest . |
| 8 | When the first draft was published in October 1988 , the Commission presented it more as an EC contribution to wider European agreement on patent law , seeking uniform protection for what Brussels termed ‘ inventions in biotechnology ’ , rather than an attempt to create an ethical framework . |
| 9 | Veneers appear in the 1880s although an eighteenth-century example was discovered during the 1983–4 excavations at St Augustine-the-Less , Bristol , but this might have been no more than an attempt on the part of the coffin-maker to mask some splits at the shoulder caused by over-zealous saw-cuts when kerfing . |
| 10 | Grading is a method of achieving a shorthand synthesis of every possible quality that one might wish to be included in a profile , consolidated into a symbol which examiners understand pragmatically with reference to a platonic point of reference existing in the minds of a group of examiners who have worked together , while a profile , however detailed , can never be more than an attempt to put down all those qualities . |
| 11 | It is questionable whether it can become an agent to promote social work but is position is so central than an attempt must be made . |
| 12 | What appears in English balance sheets as ‘ goodwill ’ is , obviously , more than an attempt to capitalize just the accumulated effects of the advertising of companies acquired . |
| 13 | For example , although Kondratiev saw long waves as international , embracing all the advanced capitalist societies simultaneously , that was more of an empirical observation than an attempt to understand spatial relationships . |
| 14 | Sometimes the purpose is simply intimidatory , as with the racist march , rather than an attempt to coerce persons into taking or not pursuing any particular course of action , and it is difficult to see that conditions could be imposed on a ‘ racist ’ march on this ground alone . |
| 15 | Section 6 , like many other sections of the Act is no more than an attempt to put into an Act of Parliament a rule of common law . |
| 16 | Kim Dae Jung had accused Roh of staging a constitutional coup by his merger with the opposition , and had characterized the DLP as no more than an attempt to provide a form of constitutional legitimacy for the government 's increasing authoritarianism . |
| 17 | They thus gave specific attention to the instinctive bases of human behaviour , this being much more than an attempt to make an analogy between the human world and the struggles for survival identified by Darwin in the natural world . |
| 18 | Political analysts said Tuesday 's outspoken comments by Mr Chirac — like Mr Giscard d'Estaing a candidate for the presidency — seemed to be a tactic to dissuade Mr Mitterrand from offering him the premiership rather than an attempt to force the president out immediately . |
| 19 | President Carter displayed considerable restraint in the crisis until an attempt was made in April 1980 to rescue the hostages by force . |
| 20 | If an attempt is to be made it would be wise to approach those organisations with whom the dead person , or their spouse , had some link , eg. Royal British Legion , 48 Pall Mall , London , SW1Y 5JY , Tel. 071–930 8131 ; or the Soldiers , Sailors and Airmens Families Association , 19 Queen Elizabeth Street , London , SE1 2LP , Tel. 071–403 8783/071–962 9696 if they were in the services . |
| 21 | They play a fairly passive role , though the taking of notes involves the student actively in the learning process , particularly if an attempt is made to record the main points of the lecture in a logical sequence . |
| 22 | The similarities and differences between the two groups can be seen even more clearly if an attempt is made to formulate specific short-term objectives . |
| 23 | Magical effects directed into the Black Pit simply do n't operate , but no Magic Points are expended if an attempt is made . |
| 24 | Some proportional series , however , can only be extended along one axis at a time ; if an attempt is made to extend them along both axes simultaneously , unfillable structure points are created . |
| 25 | The do be construction does not correspond in any simple way to standard English forms of BE ( as is clear if an attempt is made to ‘ translate ’ the second example ) , but encodes aspectual distinctions which are not always syntactically marked in standard English ( Kallen 1986 ; J. Harris 1984 ) . |
| 26 | The Senate had approved the bill on Feb. 25 by 59 votes to 39 , eight less that the two-thirds majority which would be required if an attempt were made to override the presidential veto . |
| 27 | Therefore , if an attempt is made to erase an object , the easiest and quickest thing to do would be to remove the identifier in LIFESPAN . |
| 28 | Furthermore , it is argued by some commentators that , if an attempt were made to trace the redistributive consequences of other types of government policy , e.g. subsidies that are part of industrial policy , then an already very fuzzy picture would become totally confused . |
| 29 | It will NOT be true if an attempt has been made to read from an empty area of a sparse random access file . |
| 30 | In fact Jenny was really very fond of beer , but she recognized that while an attempt to show off could be tolerated , careless expertise would only antagonize further . |