Sentence examples for attempts to complete a from inspiring English sources

He is up another 5lb this time round as he attempts to complete a hat-trick of victories, but the handicapper may not have caught up with him quite yet.

Previous attempts to complete a takeover of the UK's nuclear power generator foundered on BE shareholder discontent but Invesco and other minority investors have been brought on side by improved terms.

Bayern Munich midfielder Toni Kroos looks set to remain in the Bundesliga despite Manchester United's ambitious attempts to complete a deadline day deal for the £30m-rated German international.

After several failed attempts to complete a deal, the WPP Group, the British advertising conglomerate, is near to an agreement to acquire its New York-based rival, Young & Rubicam Inc., for about $5.5 billion, according to executives close to the talks.

It is upon Buy's shoulders that much of the drama rests as she attempts to complete a Ken Loach-style political drama, "Noi siamo qui" (We Are Here), about the dignity of industrial action while coping with the decline of her mother and feared estrangement from her daughter.

Anderson, on the other hand, scrapped like a junkyard dog who hadn't eaten in a week, and, after a nervous start, hit the ball with flat power and precision on most of the key points, with some superb volleying (48 successful visits to the net in 58 attempts) to complete a performance and victory to rank alongside any in his career – indeed any in this tournament by any of his peers.

The Spanish club have stepped up their attempts to complete an £8m deal.

During such a complex journey, the customer has many opportunities to drop out (e.g. where a simple two-step process becomes ten steps with the customer looping through several attempts to complete an application form, or checkout process).

It should be noted that a response to a prompt is not considered to be the same as the completion of a step, as an unsuccessful attempt to complete a step is also considered a response.

By others, he made a valiant attempt to complete a merger that was much thornier than it had first appeared.

Chelsea was thwarted in its attempt to complete a Premier League and F.A. Cup double for the second time.