Example sentences of "[verb] been attempts [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Historically there 'd been attempts to cut down the effects of the sea by building breakwaters and so on . |
| 2 | The stories of Sigurd and Wayland seem to have been particularly popular , and while , as R.N. Bailey has argued , such carvings could have been attempts to link pagan with Christian belief , one is still driven to the conclusion that they " may have appealed to tastes and interpretations which were based more on the traditions of Scandinavia than the Christian Fathers " . |
| 3 | Joan Waters , too , was left in peace apart from the following two minor incidents which may have been attempts to impress upon her that she had not moved beyond the reach of the long arm of the undercover services . |
| 4 | In ethics , there have been attempts to incorporate or develop a women 's point of view , perceived as missing from mainstream theory . |
| 5 | While the efficient exploitation of Malaysia 's forests is beset by problems similar to those discussed above for Nigeria , there have been attempts to implement governmental control . |
| 6 | There have been attempts to estimate the economic cost of corporate crimes and render these in a meaningful fashion ( Bequai 1978 : 1 ; Clinard 1978 : 83–102 ; Conklin 1977 : 2–8 ; Geis 1975 : 95–7 ; Hills 1971 : 167–68 ; McCaghy 1976 : 205 ; President 's Task Force Report 1967 : 47–51 ; Stotland 1977:180–82 ) . |
| 7 | Several times in the past , there have been attempts to murder her . |
| 8 | Although there have been attempts to assess penetrance in the two phenotypes of Gardner and simple polyposis that have shown low penetrance , these have relied on the expression of cancer or the extraintestinal features . |
| 9 | There have been attempts to classify broad ‘ occupational training families ’ , and an emphasis on ‘ multi-skilling ’ , particularly for those who work in the service sector . |
| 10 | There have been attempts to explore similarities in terms of historical links . |
| 11 | As a possible agent of change , the bourgeoisie was discarded by dependency theorists , but in the wave of post-dependency criticism , there have been attempts to resuscitate this role for them . |
| 12 | In the use of the theories to analyse developments within the UK , however , there have been attempts to link long waves to the changing nature and pattern of uneven development . |
| 13 | In the 1980s there have been attempts to develop random sampling procedures as quick and as cheap as quotas . |
| 14 | In addition , there have been attempts to increase the influence of the House in a manner which escapes party divisions , particularly by the creation of more select or ‘ specialist ’ committees . |
| 15 | Erm there have been attempts to brighten them up at various times . |
| 16 | There have been attempts to attach the origin to certain famous men called Runcie — not least of all the grandfather of the former Archbishop of Canterbury . |
| 17 | There have been attempts to protect the graveyards from the ignorant and the malicious . |
| 18 | State newspapers are therefore funded out of public money , and there have been attempts to follow the example of the Daily Times , funded from the profits made out of various commercial activities . |
| 19 | Since the end of the Cold War , there have been attempts to reassess the concept of national security , for example by Barry Buzan , whose analysis addresses the contradictions frequently existing between state security and the security of individuals and groups within the state . |
| 20 | Although there have been attempts to separate these in the public mind , they are inseparable . |
| 21 | From the beginning , however , these difficulties have been recognized and although there have been attempts to overcome them — attempts which will no doubt continue — there had to be a way of progressing while these studies were being undertaken . |
| 22 | There have been attempts to depict this extraordinary achievement as a form of musical consumerism . |
| 23 | Subsequently , there have been attempts to bring together man in relation to his work . |
| 24 | More recently there have been attempts to fit a transformational grammar framework to the written production of deaf children ( Ivimey , 1976 ) . |