Sentence examples for a last attempt at from inspiring English sources

Ludendorff had gambled on a last attempt at victory before the Americans arrived in strength.

At Fontainebleau, meanwhile, the marshals had refused to follow Napoleon in his demand for a last attempt at resistance with his 60,000 troops and had prevailed on him to abdicate in favour of his son.

Officials said Mr. Mattis went to the White House with his resignation letter already written, but nonetheless made a last attempt at persuading the president to reverse his decision about Syria, which Mr. Trump announced on Wednesday over the objections of his senior advisers.

Five years on from their last album, Keith Flint and Maxim Reality have joined Howlett in the studio to make what many will consider a last attempt at proving their relevance.

In what may be a last attempt at preventing the Cleveland Browns from leaving, a proposal aimed at renovating aging Cleveland Stadium won easy approval from voters Tuesday night.

This is a 'stressful' situation in which parasites face elimination, so the currently held belief is that parasites have nothing to lose, and should increase conversion as a last attempt at transmission before being cleared.

Asking for a raise when the market data indicates they should have already received one just might be an employee's last attempt at getting a fair wage before moving on to a new job.

The fact is the last 3 Godzilla movies released domestically have flopped: "Godzilla 1985" made $4M; "Godzilla 2000" made a whopping $10M and the last attempt at a Hollywood-style big budget remake, also called "Godzilla" bombed so bad that its lead toy licensee went bankrupt.

SEOUL, July 6 (Reuters) - North and South Korean officials held talks on Saturday seeking a way to reopen a jointly run industrial zone, a rare source of steady cash for the impoverished North, a month after their last attempt at dialogue collapsed in acrimony over protocol.

Ted will arrive several years after United's last attempt at an airline-within-an-airline, the Shuttle by United, failed to sustain passenger interest.

Before going to trial, couples who cannot reach an agreement must schedule and attend a pretrial conference and make one last attempt at reaching an agreement.