Example sentences of "attempt at a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bede not only compiled a detailed account of this important Synod but in another of his treatises , De temporum ratione ( ‘ On the Reckoning of Time ’ ) , written in 725 and generally regarded as his scientific masterpiece , he computed Easter tables for the period 532 to 1063 and also made a first attempt at a general chronology of the world down to the reign of the contemporary Byzantine emperor , Leo the Isaurian . |
| 2 | The return to rock represents an abstention or introversion , a retreat ( the Jesus and Many Chain 's ‘ My Little Underground ’ ) , a local culture rather than any doomed attempt at a global overhauling . |
| 3 | It is difficult to obtain accurate figures from the wilder , more snake-ridden parts of the world , such as Africa , Asia and South America , but an attempt at a global survey carried out in the 1950s gave a total world figure of thirty thousand deaths annually from all forms of snakebite . |
| 4 | If there is an attempt at a forced entry , the Alarm and Lock bar flashes a bright light and sounds a loud alarm . |
| 5 | ANY attempt at a face-to-face meeting with the IRA is a dangerous operation , because it could either help or hinder the cause of peace . |
| 6 | Neil made no attempt at a normal tone . |
| 7 | No attempt at a comprehensive review of the rules is made ( for that solicitors will use the current edition of The Law Society 's Guide to Professional Conduct ) ; rather , those provisions which touch on matters affecting firms , either directly or through the consequence of their being liable for the acts of their individual partners , are considered . |
| 8 | In the nine years between the previous attempt at a historic compromise and this one Poland saw the virtual collapse of the party , the imposition of martial law , the banning of Solidarity and relentless economic misery . |
| 9 | In my attempt at a wide-angled overview , however , I shall argue that the camera has not just two but many sides , and that feminist film criticism and theory can only benefit from casting its eye outside a field of vision in which the theory of the gaze and questions of representation and power have been dominant for too long . |
| 10 | The first serious attempt at a mechanistic account of behaviour was concerned with animal orientation . |
| 11 | CustomerQ 2.0 is Quintus ' first attempt at a shrink-wrapped package . |
| 12 | As the ‘ kitchen sink ’ was replaced by ‘ Swinging London ’ , Schlesinger moved into the upper echelons with Darling ( 1965 ) , an attempt at a cynical morality tale about the society its director and writer ( Frederic Raphael ) seemed to relish . |
| 13 | ‘ Yes ? ’ said Margaret at the front door , with an attempt at a friendly smile , which somehow turned out cold , like an arctic summer . |
| 14 | The OECD definitions are frequently different from national ones , public sector boundaries vary between countries , and fluctuating exchange rates compromise any attempt at a standard unit of value . |
| 15 | Rather , they appear to demand a relatively straightforward attempt at a political reading of the situation rather than the citing of some supposed mental or cultural condition . |
| 16 | These two States have undertaken by treaty to accept the obligations contained in another treaty to which they are third parties , in recognition that any attempt at a lasting settlement is unlikely to succeed without their co-operation . |
| 17 | Erm this is my attempt at a formal definition of the network . |
| 18 | The Newman-Haas team leader , who has negotiated to carry his favourite red No 5 on the car this season , was immediately on the pace during his first attempt at a banked oval track . |
| 19 | Unfortunately her attempt at a dignified exit was ruined by fitzAlan murmuring in a perfectly audible voice that he would not be long in joining her . |
| 20 | The UN has targeted eight of 90 buildings at Al Atheer , a multi-million pound complex thought to be the centre of President Saddam Hussein 's attempt at a nuclear bomb . |
| 21 | But it is a language once again demonstrated to be volatile , unable to have its discursive play controlled , de-centring any attempt at a structured organisation . |
| 22 | A good attempt at a structured presentation , but not all sections were equally strong ; the middle part being perhaps the weakest . |
| 23 | His attempt at a soul-searching vigil had been frustrated . |
| 24 | Possibly the earliest attempt at a scientific study of ageing , he wrote it when he was himself 62 . |
| 25 | But , since he was Professor ( or , as we would now call him , Principal ) at the Veterinary College for over 45 years , and Principal Army Veterinary Surgeon for nearly 43 years , and since in these positions he inevitably greatly influenced the development of our College and profession , an attempt at a balanced re-appraisal seems worthwhile . |
| 26 | JET is not an attempt at a commercial fusion reactor . |
| 27 | The Younger Committee made no attempt at a definitive statement on what constituted privacy , contenting itself with a summary of different approaches and attempts at definition . |
| 28 | Her attempt at a light laugh did n't quite make it . |
| 29 | Rory made an attempt at a light laugh . |