Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] attempts [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I shall suggest that these attempts to find what I call compensatory factors not only fail to be counterbalances , but also represent the undoing of Christology . |
| 2 | At the other end of the spectrum are the ‘ dark greens ’ , who believe essentially that the system is inherently corrupt and unsustainable , and that any attempts to ameliorate its impact on the natural world are utterly forlorn . |
| 3 | But many responsible local finance officers accepted the phrase as an accurate description of , indeed as a compliment to , their legal and professional attempts to protect their localities against Government interference . |
| 4 | This impatience led to an overestimation of the potential for change and to premature and ill-fated attempts to force its pace . |
| 5 | They made courteous and persistent attempts to amuse her . |
| 6 | It also brought him , via the ILP which he joined in April 1918 , into the Labour party , whose international thinking was considerably shaped by the UDC 's criticisms of the treaty of Versailles ( and French attempts to enforce it ) and even the League of Nations . |
| 7 | The water pipeline was functioning properly , and three attempts to destroy it — two by the Montana gangcults , one by Jesuits — had been thwarted . |
| 8 | One deduction we might draw from this is that the examples of Anderson 's modesty noted above , when seen in the context of his more pompous utterances and these attempts to preserve his academic credibility , are more likely to be viewed simply as superficial politeness strategies than as being genuinely meant . |
| 9 | ‘ Secondly , the post of organiser at the Whyte House , is ACE-funded and has been vacant since December 1992 and all attempts to fill it have proved unsuccessful . |
| 10 | The enterprise of science consists in the proposal of highly falsifiable hypotheses , followed by deliberate and tenacious attempts to falsify them . |
| 11 | But the overwhelming size of the response to an initiative like ‘ Childline ’ indicates that it would be dangerous to conclude that young people do not have problems even if first attempts to tap them fail . |
| 12 | Diana 's pinched expression and deliberate attempts to avoid her husband 's penetrating gaze demonstrate her determination to shut herself off from him . |
| 13 | IT 'S DIFFICULT to know whether Joe Bear 's statement ‘ we 're out of tune but you 'll just have to put up with it ’ is an apology or the title of the first song , as Huggy Bear embark upon a set that includes lots of shouting , inept but enthusiastic attempts to play their instruments and generally deconstructs the rock myth with the viciousness of a tantrum in the nursery . |
| 14 | Reaching into the water they grabbed hold of the boar 's legs , and after several attempts swivelled it over on to its back . |