Sentence examples for attempting without from inspiring English sources

As for the bucatini alla gricia, it is not worth attempting without guanciale.

Gurung said Nepal's government had been attempting, without success, to contact Fifa and its sponsors to ask them to be more robust with Qatar.

But, resentful of the restrictions of a supposedly amateur sport, he criticised the way the US team had handled his finances, and was soon attempting – without success – to launch a professional racing circuit.

They were armed with material gathered during the trial's discovery process -- even attempting without success to gain access to his personnel files -- as they amassed personal information the lawyers hoped would discredit Mr. McGeady's testimony.

Now all that anyone remembers about Skuratov is the grainy black-and-white film of him attempting, without complete success, to have sex with two prostitutes; the film was broadcast nationally on state television, and that was the end of Skuratov and the investigation.

The stakes were particularly high in the state for Mr. Pataki and the state Republican Party, which had orchestrated a tough campaign against Mr. McCain, first attempting, without success, to keep Mr. McCain off the New York ballot, and then leading attacks on Mr. McCain that many Republicans, including Mr. Giuliani, a candidate for the United States Senate, described as overly negative.

3. Differentiation of the abilities of C. spirabrancha to synthesize carbohydrases was attempted without definitive results.

In 1865 he attempted without success to dissolve the American Anti-Slavery Society and then resigned.

The Mondale-Ferraro ticket attempted, without success, to find an issue that would resonate with voters.

In 1649 Cottington attempted, without success, to obtain Spanish aid for the Royalist cause.

She subsequently attempted, without success, to gain the crowns of Naples and of Poland.