Although he attempted to enter art schools on a number of occasions, Kane was unable to pay tuition.
And although he attempted to write a history of Switzerland, it was abandoned when he became, as he put it, "fast locked in the obscurity of an old, barbarous German dialect".
Although he attempted, with the help of his friend H. H. Rogers, a Standard Oil executive, to wiggle out of much of what he owed, his wife, Livy, insisted that he pay back his creditors.
Although he attempted to follow the organizational model of the continental churches, the Norwegian church was less influenced by Rome, and Olaf maintained personal control over the nation's clergy.
Although he attempted just 14.8 field goals last season, his aptitude for facilitating teammates has miraculously improved considering his former infatuation with one-on-one isolation scoring in his hay-days with Toronto.
Although he attempted to keep playing, he was eventually directed toward his bench by the referee.
Although he attempted to combat corruption and control the national economy, he was unable to achieve his reforms.
He was now probably unfit for further polar work, although he attempted, unsuccessfully, to rejoin the Navy in 1918.
Francis could not stop the Christian forces from attacking the Muslims, although he attempted to through preaching a message of peace.
Although he attempted to remain with his French regiment, he eventually enlisted in the 3rd Alpini Regiment, after being escorted to Turin by two gendarmes.
