1 A bold attempt is half success. 

2 They made no attempt to escape.

3 We foiled his attempt to escape.

4 They made a belated attempt to save her life.

5 I failed in my attempt to persuade her.

6 His attempt at a joke misfired.

7 a bold attempt is half success.

8 The government announced it had pre-empted a coup attempt.

9 She made a valiant attempt to laugh.

10 She ignored his feeble attempt at humour.

11 We botched our first attempt at wallpapering the bathroom.

12 He soon gave up the attempt in despair.

13 The attempt ended in abject failure.

14 He plighted his word to attempt it.

15 They are performing an attempt of a rescue.

16 He made a diligent attempt to learn Russian.

17 The guards thwarted his attempt to escape from prison.

18 She made a desultory attempt at conversation.

19 He made an unsuccessful attempt to stop the thief.

20 Don't attempt more than u r capable of.

21 She made a gallant attempt to hide her tears.

22 The baseball hitter fumbled his attempt to catch it.

23 The attempt was doomed to failure.

24 I passed my driving test at the first attempt.

25 The attempt to expand the business was a catastrophe for the firm.

26 The whole episode was a blatant attempt to gain publicity.

27 He drove through the red lights in an attempt to shake off the police car that was chasing him.

28 The government has taken these measures in an attempt to de-escalate the conflict.

29 The speech was a deliberate attempt to embarrass the government.

30 I was startled at the news that 129 persons were killed last Sunday in the attempt by rebel air force officers to overthrow the government in the capital.

1 They made no attempt to escape.

2 We foiled his attempt to escape.

3 I failed in my attempt to persuade her.

4 His attempt at a joke misfired.

5 The government announced it had pre-empted a coup attempt.

6 She ignored his feeble attempt at humour.

7 We botched our first attempt at wallpapering the bathroom.

8 He soon gave up the attempt in despair.

9 The attempt ended in abject failure.

10 They are performing an attempt of a rescue.

11 She made a desultory attempt at conversation.

12 He made an unsuccessful attempt to stop the thief.

13 Don't attempt more than u r capable of.

14 She made a gallant attempt to hide her tears.

15 The baseball hitter fumbled his attempt to catch it.

16 The attempt was doomed to failure.

17 I passed my driving test at the first attempt.

18 The attempt to expand the business was a catastrophe for the firm.

19 The whole episode was a blatant attempt to gain publicity.

20 He drove through the red lights in an attempt to shake off the police car that was chasing him.

21 The government has taken these measures in an attempt to de-escalate the conflict.

22 The speech was a deliberate attempt to embarrass the government.

23 They spread tales about her in an attempt to devalue her work.

24 Mr Michal passed the driving test at the second attempt.

25 This is the latest attempt to break the logjam in the peace process.

26 Planes bombed the guerrilla positions yesterday in an attempt to flush out snipers from underground tunnels.

27 He made a rather half-hearted attempt to clear up the rubbish.

28 The government was defeated in its attempt to pass the law by an opposition ambush.

29 An astronaut will attempt to leave the stationary spaceship and then return to it.

30 They made an ineffective attempt to get the rules changed.

31 They spread tales about her in an attempt to devalue her work.

32 Mr Michal passed the driving test at the second attempt.

33 This is the latest attempt to break the logjam in the peace process.

34 We retraced our route in an attempt to get back on the right path.

35 Planes bombed the guerrilla positions yesterday in an attempt to flush out snipers from underground tunnels.

36 He made a rather half-hearted attempt to clear up the rubbish.

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37 The government was defeated in its attempt to pass the law by an opposition ambush.

38 An astronaut will attempt to leave the stationary spaceship and then return to it.

39 They made an ineffective attempt to get the rules changed.

40 Union leaders and company bosses will meet tomorrow in an attempt to reach a settlement .

41 Police officers re-enacted the crime in an attempt to get witnesses to come forward.

42 I am trying to persuade him to give up the attempt.

43 They're introducing CCTV cameras in an attempt to cut street crime in the area.

44 The police frustrated the bandit's attempt to rob the bank.

45 Attempt doesn't necessarily bring success, but giving up definitely leads to failure.

46 He brought his arm up in a futile attempt to ward off the blow.

47 In a last-ditch attempt to save his party from electoral defeat, he resigned from the leadership.

48 The offer is seen as an attempt to improve industrial relations.

49 The first British attempt to colonize Ireland was in the twelfth century.

50 He made a half-arsed attempt to clean up after the party.

51 It represents a last ditch attempt by the country to extricate itself from its economic crisis.

52 The administration is just stonewalling in an attempt to hide their political embarrassment.

53 It's an attempt to control what reaches the public. Big Brother is watching.

54 It tells the story of an aspiring young man's attempt to rise above the squalor of the street.

55 He was shot as he made a misguided attempt to stop the robbers single-handed.

56 Any attempt to discuss the issue of human rights was rejected as an unwarranted interference in the country's internal affairs.

57 It was another attempt to distract attention from the truth.

58 Consult your doctor about how much exercise you should attempt.

59 The drafting committee worked through the night in a vain attempt to finish on schedule.

60 He cut desperately at the rope in an attempt to free his foot.

31 Union leaders and company bosses will meet tomorrow in an attempt to reach a settlement .

32 Police officers re-enacted the crime in an attempt to get witnesses to come forward.

33 They're introducing CCTV cameras in an attempt to cut street crime in the area.

34 The police frustrated the bandit's attempt to rob the bank.

35 He brought his arm up in a futile attempt to ward off the blow.

36 In a last-ditch attempt to save his party from electoral defeat, he resigned from the leadership.

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37 The offer is seen as an attempt to improve industrial relations.

38 The first British attempt to colonize Ireland was in the twelfth century.

39 He made a half-arsed attempt to clean up after the party.

40 It represents a last ditch attempt by the country to extricate itself from its economic crisis.

41 The administration is just stonewalling in an attempt to hide their political embarrassment.

42 It's an attempt to control what reaches the public. Big Brother is watching.

43 It tells the story of an aspiring young man's attempt to rise above the squalor of the street.

44 He was shot as he made a misguided attempt to stop the robbers single-handed.

45 Any attempt to discuss the issue of human rights was rejected as an unwarranted interference in the country's internal affairs.

46 It was another attempt to distract attention from the truth.

47 Consult your doctor about how much exercise you should attempt.

48 The drafting committee worked through the night in a vain attempt to finish on schedule.

49 He says he was physically threatened in an attempt to get him to sign over his rights.

50 She closed her eyes tightly in a vain attempt to hold back the tears.

51 Two factories were closed in an attempt to cut costs.

52 Instead of an outright coup attempt, the rebels want to chip away at her authority.

53 Their costly and futile attempt to subjugate the Afghans lasted just 10 years.

54 The prisoners' attempt to escape was foiled at the last minute when police received a tip-off.

55 Troops repelled an attempt to infiltrate the south of the island.

56 Water was pumped from a nearby lake in an attempt to damp down the flames.

57 The doctors made one last desperate attempt/effort to save the boy's life.

58 In a desperate attempt to stave off defeat, he reluctantly promised wholesale reform of the constitution.

59 Astronauts will make a final attempt today to rescue a communications satellite from its useless orbit.

60 They had not found any evidence of a systematic attempt to rig the ballot.

61 He says he was physically threatened in an attempt to get him to sign over his rights.

62 They forestalled any attempt to steal the jewels by having them moved to a safer place.

63 She closed her eyes tightly in a vain attempt to hold back the tears.

64 Two factories were closed in an attempt to cut costs.

65 Instead of an outright coup attempt, the rebels want to chip away at her authority.

66 An attempt is being made to entice otters back to the river.

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67 Their costly and futile attempt to subjugate the Afghans lasted just 10 years.

68 The prisoners' attempt to escape was foiled at the last minute when police received a tip-off.

69 Troops repelled an attempt to infiltrate the south of the island.

70 Water was pumped from a nearby lake in an attempt to damp down the flames.

71 You see this water carefully contained on my hand? It symbolizes Love. As long as you keep your hand curly open and allow it to remain there, it will always be there. However, if you attempt to close your fingers around it and try to possess it, it will spill through the first cracks it finds. This is the greatest mistake that people do when they meet love. They try to posses it, they demand, they expect and just like the water spilling out of your hand, love will retrieve from you.

72 The police fired into the air in an attempt to disperse the crowd.

73 The doctors made one last desperate attempt/effort to save the boy's life.

74 The old couple will attempt to leave the town as soon as possible.

75 The football team deepsixed the captain's attempt to call Sunday practice.

76 In a desperate attempt to stave off defeat, he reluctantly promised wholesale reform of the constitution.

77 Astronauts will make a final attempt today to rescue a communications satellite from its useless orbit.

78 They had not found any evidence of a systematic attempt to rig the ballot.

79 Police will have the pictures enlarged in an attempt to identify the thief.

80 She boggled her first attempt at drawing.

81 He made no attempt to hide his displeasure.

82 They made no attempt to escape/at escaping.

83 They made an attempt on a fortress.

84 He made a genuine attempt to improve conditions.

85 The coup attempt soon fizzled out.

86 Vic made a pathetic attempt to apologise.

87 Their attempt to climb the Eiger ended in failure.

88 She made no attempt to conceal her irritation.

89 You shouldn't attempt to justify yourself.

90 Someone has made an attempt on the President's life.

61 Police will have the pictures enlarged in an attempt to identify the thief.

62 They made an attempt on a fortress.

63 He made an amateur attempt to build a cupboard.

64 He made it a useless attempt to advise her.

65 She judged it a useless attempt to advise him.

66 I should describe the attempt as a failure.

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67 It was a daring attempt but he carried it off.

68 We mustn't attempt unrestricted expansion regardless if it is within our capacity.

69 Writers of history books often attempt to integrate the past with the present.

70 Hitherto he had experienced no great success in his attempt.

71 The enemy lay siege to the town in attempt to starve the people to death.

91 Individuals with knowledge must attempt to educate the uninformed.

92 What emboldens him to make the attempt?

93 He abandoned his attempt to reach the summit.

94 She will attempt to beat the world record.

95 My first attempt at a chocolate cake tasted horrible.

96 The protesters made no attempt to resist arrest.

97 We shall do it or perish in the attempt.

98 He made no attempt to be sociable.

99 That wasn't bad for a first attempt.

100 She made no attempt to disguise her surprise.

101 It will turn out a futile attempt.

102 An attempt was made to furl the headsail.

103 The company managed to fight off a takeover attempt.

104 Her suicide attempt was really a cry for help.

105 Do not attempt to repair this yourself.

106 Their attempt to break out of prison was foiled.

107 She made a valiant attempt not to laugh.

108 It was an attempt to wrong-foot the opposition.

109 The police foiled the murderer's attempt to escape.

110 She made an attempt to break into journalism.

111 Their attempt is destined to failure.

112 They abandoned their attempt to recapture the castle.

113 She makes no attempt to stifle a yawn.

114 The attempt finally ended in failure.

115 He slashed his wrists in a suicide attempt.

116 He made no attempt to deny his guilt.

117 My final attempt to fix it was successful.

118 He made a desperate attempt to hijack a plane.

119 There has been an attempt on the President's life.

120 He made no attempt to hide his anger.

121 That was not bad for a first attempt.

122 His attempt to deceive us was foiled.

123 This is an attempt to confuse form and substance.

124 The rescue attempt was frustrated by bad weather.

125 The Government is making no attempt to attack unemployment.

126 This was a deliberate attempt to sabotage the ceasefire.

127 Caroline made a faint attempt at a laugh.

128 He made a feeble attempt at a smile.

129 All candidates must attempt Questions 1-5.

130 He made a weak attempt to look cheerful.

131 An attempt was made on the Pope's life.

132 I was forced to attempt a gallop.

133 David made a clumsy attempt to comfort us.

134 I rather foozled my first attempt at acting.

135 It was a desperate attempt to salvage the situation.

136 He exhausted himself in the attempt.

137 We had to abandon any further attempt at negotiation.

138 The film makes no attempt to be historically accurate.

139 I should describe the attempt as a failure.

140 They met in a last-ditch attempt to resolve their differences.

141 That the attempt to save her had failed soon became widely known.

142 His suicide attempt was the first intimation that he was seriously depressed.

143 Some radicals may oppose him in protest at the attempt of his supporters to stage-manage the congress.

144 She clung to the edge in a desperate attempt to save herself.

145 His enemies will attempt to rub his nose in past policy statements.

146 The police barred the exits in an attempt to prevent the terrorist's escape.

147 The company has made a valiant effort/attempt in the last two years to make itself more efficient.

148 They had to abandon their attempt to climb the mountain.

149 The prime minister's speech will attempt to heal divisions within his party.

150 His attempt to psych out the other competition seemed to work.

151 Thousands of Victorian workers joined educational associations in an attempt to better themselves.

152 He dived his hand into his pocket in an attempt to find the key.

153 She made a rather faint-hearted attempt to stop him from leaving.

154 He succeeded in his attempt to break the world record.

155 Her husband ran a pipe from her car exhaust to the bedroom in an attempt to gas her.

156 His attempt to discredit his opponent boomeranged when he was charged with libel.

157 People close their windows at night in a vain attempt to shut out the sound of gunfire.

158 In an attempt to diffuse the tension I suggested that we break off for lunch.

159 My second attempt at making flaky pastry was a bit more successful.

160 After Marie Antoinette was guillotined,[http:///attempt.html] her lips moved in an attempt to speak.

161 The thief made a misguided attempt to rob a policewoman.

162 A crusade left Europe in an attempt to reconquer the Holy City.

163 He failed in his attempt to regain the world title.

164 The authorities have said they will attempt to maintain essential services.

165 The president made several jokes in an attempt to shake off his "humourless" tag.

166 He sent her presents in an attempt to win her favour.

167 This sounded suspiciously like an attempt to get rid of me.

168 You can't expect to succeed if you attempt tasks above your ability.

169 They are to attempt to be the first to circle the Earth non-stop by balloon.

170 This section will attempt to demonstrate how the Bank of England operates.

171 After the war, the army made an attempt to assert its authority in the south of the country.

172 They are meeting in Lusaka in an attempt to reach a compromise.

173 Richards has made a brave attempt to answer his critics.

174 Their recent attempt to increase sales has been a dismal failure.

175 It was a clear attempt to shift the responsibility for the crime onto the victim.

176 These feelings are likely to make people attempt to overthrow the system.

177 Every attempt is being made to ensure that these works of art are preserved for posterity.

178 It was a daring attempt but he carried it off.

179 She hired a private detective in an attempt to find her daughter.

180 At no time did I make an attempt to impede any investigatory effort.

181 Donna would not easily forgive Beth's silly attempt to trick her.

182 He failed in his attempt to take control of the company.

183 We mustn't attempt unrestricted expansion regardless if it is within our capacity.

184 It's the party's last attempt to persuade some of the nation's wavering voters to support them.

185 Schools should not compete with each other or attempt to poach pupils.

186 Army officers plotted a failed attempt yesterday to seize power.

186 try its best to gather and make good sentences.

187 Guidance must be given as to what tasks the learner should attempt.

188 Many of the ranchers themselves see all this tourism as a cheeky attempt to commercialise a real and vanishing culture.

189 Kevin had treatment on the understanding that he would attempt to overcome his drinking problem.

190 The article is an attempt to defame an honest man.

191 They did make a belated attempt to reduce the noise.

192 The government has launched a new road safety campaign in an attempt to reduce the number of road accidents.

193 He was good with his hands and could unravel a knot or untangle yarn that others wouldn't even attempt.

194 Taxes were drastically cut in an attempt to kick-start the economy.

195 Writers of history books often attempt to integrate the past with the present.

196 In an attempt to settle the case, Molken has agreed to pay restitution.

197 He made no attempt to conceal his dislike of me.

198 The company is putting up wages in an attempt to head off a strike.

199 During the 1930s and 40s, the Nazis used racist propaganda in an attempt to demonize the Jews.

200 He's sailing against the wind in his attempt to stop women using the club.

201 Any attempt to attack the budget problem is going to have to in some way deal with those issues.

202 It is still not clear who was behind Sunday's attempt to unseat the President.

203 He made no attempt to disguise his liking for her.

204 It would be sheer insanity to attempt the trip in such bad weather.

205 "It would be stupid to attempt the journey in the dark." "Precisely, " he answered.

206 The Vice-President promised that there would be no attempt to impose a 'Pax Americana' on the region.

207 An attempt to implant an embryo using an egg from an anonymous woman donor was unsuccessful.

208 The therapist judged that Margaret had made a serious attempt to kill herself.

209 Farms in the area have been closed off in an attempt to contain the disease.

210 His father smiled weakly in a forlorn attempt to reassure him that everything was all right.

211 She underwent a heart transplant in a last-ditch attempt to save her.

212 The government are to step up their attempt to wage war against/on drugs.

213 This is the third attempt on the President's life this year.

214 Until this week, every attempt to tighten up the law had failed.

215 He ran towards the barrier in an attempt to break through.

216 Both women were unwelcoming, making little attempt to put Kathryn at her ease.

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217 The patient suffered a cardiac arrest and died, despite an attempt at resuscitation.

218 In this new world of greyness there is an attempt to remove all risks.

219 The study is an attempt to get a better idea of why people live where they do.

220 The reporting in the papers is entirely partial and makes no attempt to be objective.

221 He made a vain attempt to reach the drowning child.

222 The new laws are seen as an attempt to gag the press.

223 In an attempt to give new momentum to their plans, the committee set a date for starting detailed discussions.

224 Hitherto he had experienced no great success in his attempt.

225 She had made an inexpert attempt to repair the car.

226 He failed in his attempt to avoid having to pay.

227 In a misguided attempt to be funny,() he manages only offensiveness.

228 The government has called new talks in an attempt to break the deadlock over the issue of redundancy money.

229 He is making a bold attempt to bolster the territory's confidence.

230 Both men were unwelcoming, making little attempt to put Kathryn or her companions at their ease.

231 Scientists think they have broken through in their attempt to find the causes of many major diseases.

232 My attempt to fix it sent Lawrence into fits of laughter.

233 This will be my second attempt to make flaky pastry.

234 The new censorship laws are an attempt to gag the press.

235 Jon just fenced with his criticism and made no real attempt to answer it.

236 He caught her arm in a subconscious attempt to detain her.

237 She buried herself in her work in an attempt to forget.

238 They moved southwest in an attempt to find better land.

239 Writing grew out of an attempt to reproduce speech in a permanent form.

240 He was foiled in his attempt to deceive us / His attempt to deceive us was foiled.

241 His attempt to save the poor people's homes was truly noble.

242 The actor's work for charity has recently been disparaged in the press as an attempt to get publicity.

243 Her suicide bid was an attempt to run away from reality.

244 Her suicide attempt was really a desperate cry for help.

245 Talks are taking place in an attempt to avert a strike.

246 They have begun to vaccinate children in an attempt to check the spread of the disease.

246 try its best to gather and make good sentences.

247 He felt homesick, but made a brave attempt to appear cheerful.

248 Study the examples first of all, then attempt the exercises on the next page.

249 In this chapter I will attempt to explain what led up to the revolution.

250 We've succeeded in drumming up a lot of local support for our attempt to stop the hospital being closed.

251 It was an attempt to elevate football to a subject worthy of serious study.

252 The sound of the fire alarm cut across his attempt to explain.

253 He always honies up to you, so he must have some attempt at you.

254 There is a danger that museums will attempt to entertain rather than educate.

255 The move was widely seen as an attempt to appease critics of the regime.

256 The action seemed a clumsy attempt to topple the Janata Dal government.

257 They had perforce to abandon the attempt on the summit.

258 These changes have been made in an attempt to conciliate critics of the plan.

259 She made no attempt to hide her displeasure at the prospect.

260 Bob felt guilty that he had not made an attempt to save her.

261 His films attempt to bridge the gap between tradition and modernity.

262 They faced formidable difficulties in their attempt to reach the mountain summit.

263 Any attempt to construct an ideal society is foredoomed to failure.

264 The government has imposed a sharp credit squeeze in an attempt to hold down inflation.

265 Police have foiled an attempt to smuggle a bomb into Belfast airport.

266 Shock tactics are being used in an attempt to stop drink drivers.

267 He was as proud as a peacock when he passed his driving test at the first attempt.

268 An attempt to rescue the men has been hampered by bad weather.

269 In an attempt to ward off criticism, the government has made education a priority.

270 She cut at the rope in an attempt to free herself.

271 She spoke to both sides in the dispute in an attempt to smooth things over.

272 Covent Garden has made some attempt to make opera accessible to a wider public.

273 His attempt at a dignified resignation had turned into a three-ring circus.

274 I poured my thoughts out on paper in an attempt to rationalize my feelings.

275 In an attempt to change its staid image, the newspaper has created a new section aimed at younger readers.