Sentence examples for attempt to acquire from inspiring English sources

But last year Steel's attempt to acquire Bull-Dog Sauce, a venerated condiment brand, was rebuffed.

"This project is much more than an attempt to acquire more customers.

This is Accor's attempt to acquire enough clout to compete with them.

Neither side may attempt to acquire additional territory during the ceasefire.

His disastrous attempt to acquire Chemical Bank in 1969 failed when Leasco's stock came under attack.

WORLDCOM, thwarted in its attempt to acquire Sprint, wants to turn its focus to business customers.

That entry in Who's Who is, according to one of his friends, an attempt to acquire Marxist credentials.

Mr. Murdoch is now expected to join with John C. Malone's Liberty Media operation in an attempt to acquire DirecTV.

A Democratic F.C.C. chairman, Reed E. Hundt, shot down SBC's attempt to acquire AT&T in 1997.

He was, on the other hand, "enraged" by Washington's clumsy attempt to acquire bases in the Azores.

It is clear, however, that the attempt to acquire such tubes is prohibited under Security Council Resolution 687.