Sentence examples for began attempts from inspiring English sources

They also halted traffic and evacuated scores of homes for two blocks in all directions, and police negotiators began attempts to make contact with the gunman.

Tired of the city's status as rundown cow-town, Oklahoma City officials began attempts at revitalizing the capital's depressed downtown depot in the wake of the Oklahoma City bombing, and by 1998 the area – dubbed Bricktown – had become a pristine entertainment district.

In September 2005 HMV Group began attempts to buy rival book chain Ottakar's.

When Germany began losing the war and the battlefront approached Lithuania, the German defense began attempts to prepare a defensive in Kaunas, including the use of the fortress.

From 1655 it was replaced by a new Council of Scotland, headed by Irish peer Lord Broghill, and began attempts to win over the traditional landholders.

Finland enjoyed wide autonomy and its own Senate until the turn of the century, when Russia began attempts to assimilate Finland as part of a general policy to strengthen central government and unify the Empire by Russification.

This little fraternity then began attempting to get Gould publicity.

But his reality had become increasingly bleak; he lost his job and began attempting suicide.

"Teams began attempting to pull out passengers from the badly damaged airplane".

I began attempting the Times puzzle every day in college, and became very interested in the construction and theme ideas.

Fortunately the knife was blunt so caused little damage, but Cleland changed his plan and began attempting to kill the girl by strangling her.