The local authority still has a role to play here, and attempts to create something new for the sake of appearance are wasteful and unnecessary.
But suspense doesn't thrive in an atmosphere of portentous abstraction, and attempts to create it artificially by, say, truncating dialogue in a manner that is obviously contrived will always fail.
Some interesting and constructive initiatives are now in play, including partnerships with state academies (a key component of Hunt's policy) and attempts to create more needs-blind places (being pushed by Halls and other progressively minded private heads).
They laid on, apart from a few national dishes, an interesting agenda, including opening up the gas and electricity markets, moves toward a single market in financial services, and attempts to create a Europe-wide patent system.
And attempts to create a new social media show no signs of wavering; over the weekend, it was reported that the Winklevoss twins, of Facebook litigation fame, are backing a social network exclusively for professional investors.
Attempts to overcome the limits imposed by losses, such as Ref. [1], and attempts to create a global satellite based network, are underway [2, 3].
During his first four months, his greatest efforts were spent rallying his disgusted employees, and attempting to create order.
He was trying to escape the aridity of a purely empirical and utilitarian outlook and attempting to create a substitute for revealed religion.
Last Sunday's '18 Certificate' task, which saw some of the housemates don PVC bondage attire and attempt to create 'adult' footage, sparked 47 calls to Ofcom.
This season's team is more aggressive on the perimeter, attacking opponents and attempting to create turnovers to spark its running game.
