Sentence examples for attempt to affect from inspiring English sources

They were an attempt to affect policy through minute changes in the text.

However, similar to interest groups, they attempt to affect public policy in their favour.

Traders at involved banks are accused of aligning their LIBOR estimates in an attempt to affect the final rate.

A grass roots lobbying communication is any attempt to influence any legislation through an attempt to affect the opinions of the general public or any segment thereof.

Second, any contention that the plan to have Mr. Kantor call Diamond Walnut was not an attempt to affect the strike is political nonsense.

N.B.A. Commissioner David Stern said that he expected that information would be available online by the start of next season and that the venture would attempt to affect summer basketball programs by 2009.

"What he is doing is attempting to affect the investigation by threatening impeachment," said Arretche.

In fact, in an effort to include all New Yorkers in this exciting project, we have attempted to affect every subway line in some way.

Morgan has repeatedly denied that he attempted to affect the outcome of the election or that he had any role in the broader efforts of Project Birmingham.

While there have been gambling scandals involving college football players, most involved players betting on sports but not attempting to affect the outcome of games.

One way in which the FDA has already attempted to affect change without additional sources of funding from Congress is through redistributing task responsibility between two different centers under the FDA in order to increase efficiency and accuracy.