Sentence examples for Persistent attempts from inspiring English sources

Persistent attempts to draw the poison from our relations with Iran have had absolutely no effect on Iran's nuclear program, or its sponsorship of terrorism.

Persistent attempts to connect with "IrishRN53" on Christianmingle.com filled his e-mail box.

Persistent attempts by the Israeli government to identify another Palestinian leader to represent the Palestinian people failed.

He spins long reflections on pain, disfigurement and death from the stories of some of his patients, including a healthy woman with a mysterious burning pain in both feet; a teenager with a large, benign tumor in the neck; and an ebullient patient dying from AIDS whose persistent attempts to hug Dr. Stein were persistently rebuffed, to Dr. Stein's enduring chagrin.

Attempting to draw a parallel, Saudabayev added that he admired the "persistence" of the U.S. judicial system in its persistent attempts to get film director Roman Polanski, "even though he was forgiven by the victim".

In general, we agree with the Obama administration's patient yet persistent attempts to persuade China to address these economic distortions.

Perhaps the most persistent attempt to expose the foolishness of the belief in ghosts is Scooby-Doo.

Brooks's solicitor Deighton told the BBC: "It does feel that there has been a persistent attempt from 1993 up to these meetings in 1999 – maybe even beyond – to undermine Duwayne Brooks's reputation.

Reform leaders have repeatedly appealed for calm and patience despite the latest arrests of reformers, the shutdown of their publications and the persistent attempt by hard-line judges and clerics to brand them as anti-Islamic.

The day's developments followed Mr. Kroll's persistent attempt to open the door on the German side for a far-reaching agreement between Moscow and Bonn in a manner which threatened to imperil German relations with the West.

Its oldest known ancestor in the genus Salmonidae swam through the waters of the Eocene, back when Australia was still a part of Antarctica, North America was still a part of Europe, and India was just beginning its long and persistent attempt to hump its way over China, smashing itself into the Himalayan mountains in the process.