Example sentences of "attempt at [v-ing] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | SunSoft 's first attempt at courting major SCO distributors on behalf of Interactive Unix and Solaris-on-Intel apparently hit the right notes : After a session last month with the SCO Distributor Council ( UX No 385 ) , another meeting is being set up to look seriously into establishing a relationship . |
| 2 | With the failure of these discussions on economic union the Nordic states were left with the limited form of cooperation to which they had agreed in 1946 , and also with Uniscan , a loose , consultative structure they had entered into , albeit reluctantly , with Britain under the latter 's urging , but one which would involve little more than a multilateral attempt at coordinating economic policies . |
| 3 | For Davis , therefore , this feeble attempt at sponsoring new talent was unacceptable ‘ socialism ’ . |
| 4 | This is n't a desperate attempt at reliving past glory , it 's a little more sincere than that . |
| 5 | This problem has been reduced now that schools are required to make some attempt at formulating longer-term school development plans , although it is accepted that they will act as flexible guidelines . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'll wait while you let yourself in , ’ he said , in an attempt at sounding policeman-like , and she smiled at him . |
| 7 | The only material they receive is the syndicated material which is sent out to everyone on the mailing list , and there is little attempt at placing original and exclusive material . |
| 8 | 1973 there was only a limited attempt at directing private development within the burghs of Kirkwall and Stromness and there were no restrictions on building in the Landward area of the county . |
| 9 | He chose to make a serious attempt at integrating scientific and religious perspectives , even though his clerical critics would almost certainly not have welcomed the intrusion of science into their domain . |