Sentence examples for astonishing attempts from inspiring English sources

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The cross-party culture, media and sport committee repeatedly described as "astonishing" attempts by three News International executives to mislead MPs and withhold crucial information in a 121-page report about phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper group, published on Tuesday.

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The dominant system of political thought in this country, which produced both the creeping privatisation of public health services and this astonishing attempt to stifle free speech, promised to save us from dehumanising bureaucracy.

And yet it's only the SNP that has embarked on this astonishing attempt to preserve and grow what's left of that achievement in one part of old Ukania.

Instead of discovering who he was, Obree says he channeled everything into cycling; an obsession that in 1993 took him to Norway and an astonishing attempt at the fabled world hour record, held by the Italian legend Francesco Moser, which he claimed 24 hours after a first, failed bid.

Sam Bullimore, Border Force assistant director at Leeds Bradford Airport, said: "These were astonishing smuggling attempts, of a kind we have not seen before at Leeds Bradford.

The Buckeyes went 3-of-16 on third downs, passed for an anemic 124 yards, lost the time of possession battle, and needed an astonishing 50 rushing attempts to achieve 200 yards on the ground (final total 206, for a 4.1 yards/carry average).

The governing body spoke out after a day of claim and counter-claim during which counterparts in the Balkan country took the astonishing step of attempting to blame a victim of racism, Danny Rose, and denied claims of abuse.

And yet, there have been some astonishing cases of attempting to bribe local government officials across the state — looking for advantages in a new system that's still coming into its own.

By the end of 2005, eight years into his career, Vanderjagt has established himself as the most accurate fieldgoal kicker in the history of the N.F.L. — a distinction he still holds — by making an astonishing 88percentt of his attempts.

Manning responds with ruthless efficiency, calling Vanderjagt "our idiot kicker who got liquored up and ran his mouth off"). By the end of 2005, eight years into his career, Vanderjagt has established himself as the most accurate fieldgoal kicker in the history of the N.F.L. — a distinction he still holds — by making an astonishing 88percentt of his attempts.

As an astonishing number of suicide attempts in recent days has drawn international attention to what is being called an epidemic in a small Indigenous community in Ontario, one family is still haunted by a young girl's last words.

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