Sentence examples for attempts put from inspiring English sources

A. Previous attempts put very abstract features of human intelligence into a machine: chess playing, mathematical theorem-proving and natural language processing.

These frequent but half-hearted attempts put me in the "false beginners" class (which I take as a euphemism for "you've learned quite a bit and somehow still can't really say anything").

Myler, who converted just one of his five kicking attempts, put Saints ahead for the first time five minutes into the second half and it was a lead they refused to relinquish.

A 2 0 win – their first in four attempts – put them a point behind league leaders Arsenal.

And while Magny was unable to secure the submission, his diverse striking and submission attempts put him over the top on the judges' scorecards.

Chicago goaltender Corey Crawford attempted to play the puck from behind his net, but his clearing attempt put the puck directly into the body of advancing Tampa forward Nikita Kucherov.

Attempts to put the genie back in the bottle rarely, if ever, work.

(The New York Times' Watching Syria video feature attempts to put such videos into context).

He blocked early attempts to put out old concerts in the vault.

Mr Brown's own attempts to put "Britishness" on the table also played their part.

Attempts to put distance between the White House and lobbyists are not limited to meetings.