Sentence examples for attempt to set a from inspiring English sources

Many countries made a genuine attempt to set a new and equable tone for discussion and debate.

Take part in an attempt to set a world record for "most participants in an apple-crunching event".

It turned out to be an attempt to set a world record for a simple catch-and-throw drill.

The museum will attempt to set a new world record for the biggest sculpture ever made out of plastic bags.

In the magazine this week, I wrote about a New York City cab driver's attempt to set a record for the fastest lap around Manhattan.

Any attempt to set a deadline on the Chilcott Inquiry into the Iraq War would "wreck" its findings, an influential MP has said.

An attempt to set an new record was made in Dubai last year, with 151 DJs performing at an ice rink.

Finally, because the Clinton campaign used Richardson's endorsement as an attempt to set an example for other superdelegates not to "defect", and failed, there may be a concern that selecting Richardson would anger the Clinton camp.

Repeated attempts to set a viable peace process in train have failed.

In 2012, it attempted to set a Guinness world record in igloo building: 200 igloos with 400 participants.

Alcoa claims that it is attempting to set a new benchmark in conservation, habitat rehabilitation and social responsibility.