Example sentences of "have been [adj] attempts " in BNC.
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| 1 | There have been various attempts to broaden the sixth-form curriculum , none of which has been successful . |
| 2 | There have been various attempts to classify different corporate cultures and to look at the consequences of those types for the use of power ( see Deal and Kennedy ; Handy ) . |
| 3 | As a result , any attempt to explicate the theme of the sequence is bound to run into peculiar difficulties , although there have been various attempts to interpret it in Christian , symbolist or political terms . |
| 4 | The very idea of the ‘ comprador bourgeoisie , ’ central to the dependency approach , appears to have fallen into disuse in recent years and there have been various attempts to reconceptualize what it refers to . |
| 5 | There have been recent attempts to obtain planning permission for the mill 's conversion into a dwelling and this may be its best chance of survival . |
| 6 | Pollution largely ended the shellfish industry although there have been recent attempts to revive it . |
| 7 | In opposition to nationalism , however , there have been renewed attempts since 1945 to create supranational organizations , not only on a world scale through the establishment of the United Nations and its various agencies , but also on a regional basis . |
| 8 | There have been four attempts to grapple with these tensions through restructuring or internal reorganisation . |
| 9 | There have been limited attempts to address the problem of third parties , for example by the International Law Commission and the International Court of Justice . |
| 10 | ‘ I seem to remember there have been two attempts , one at John F. Kennedy , the other at Heathrow to smuggle bombs aboard planes . |
| 11 | There have been two attempts to reduce human resources to this form of measurement ( Giles and Robinson , 1972 ) . |
| 12 | There have been many attempts to explain Baldwin 's 1929 election programme . |
| 13 | There have been many attempts to understand why certain materials cause blood coagulation and many suggestions have been made as to how to overcome the problem . |
| 14 | There have been many attempts to produce haemocompatible materials and some researchers have suggested that the key to producing such materials is to have a negatively charged surface . |
| 15 | This is only a temporary solution and there have been many attempts to organise more humane working systems . |
| 16 | There have been many attempts to save the Humean account , or some development of it . |
| 17 | Faced with mutual incomprehension on one hand and linguistic imperialism on the other , there have been many attempts to introduce a standard world language . |
| 18 | Erm well why would you er get engaged in a , a contest erm with er the three warring factions , because you certainly would n't be able to con confine yourself to one , and since there 's no national interest as such , I know there have been many attempts to link er Bosnia with er peace in the world generally or with world order , in fact there is no threat er this is a civil war , strictly speaking , and th there 's no evidence that it would er sp spill over into a major war unless it was made a major war er by those er with the er forces that exist . |
| 19 | There have been other attempts to imply that he had homosexual tendencies . |
| 20 | The breed 's reclaimed hardiness makes it useful for extensive suckling systems and there have been successful attempts to produce crossbred suckler herds ( especially Longhorn x Welsh Black cows to Charolais bulls ) . |
| 21 | There have been some attempts to do this . |
| 22 | There have been some attempts to do this . |
| 23 | His name has been moderately conjured with by British academics , but there have been few attempts to systematize his work for the classroom , as has happened in the United States . |
| 24 | There have been few attempts to portray mental handicap in the theatre , and despite its progressive nature , the theatre has been slow to respond to the challenge on offer . |
| 25 | The overall conclusion is that while there is no shortage of regular comment and coverage of mental handicap in the mass media , there have been few attempts over recent years to explore the subject in any depth , and those that have , have focussed on the sensational and the controversial . |
| 26 | There have been few attempts to show this , but Barry Cunliffe 's diagram of Chalton settlements and the series of changes shown for Bullock Down in Sussex are interesting analyses which deserve to be emulated . |
| 27 | Surprisingly , though , there have been few attempts to acknowledge the fluidity of Renaissance plays . |
| 28 | There have been several attempts to explain the reasons for the strong seismic reflections from such zones . |
| 29 | Such models are necessary for the realisation of Wilson 's claim , and there have been several attempts at preliminary formulations by social scientists , archaeologists , population geneticists and from Wilson himself . |
| 30 | Since then , there have been several attempts to persuade Government to relax the statutory requirements but these have failed , largely because of opposition from the Inland Revenue and the Treasury . |