Sentence examples for bid to cause from inspiring English sources

Witnesses have told how the Islamic terrorists stormed the roof, firing at gas cylinders in a bid to cause maximum casualties.

If, as the Met administration darkly hinted, this was a bid to cause mischief or attract attention, it succeeded; for a day or two, the episode seemed to get more space in the Times than Enron.

The protest leader said they wanted to shut down government ministries in a bid to cause disruption.

In 1920 and 1921 and again from 1929 to 1933, the dollar masters sucked money out of the economy in a bid to cause a deflation that would bring the price level back to the 1913 par and make savers whole.

As for the widespread criticism of his friend's online behavior, Torres said Robles had carefully crafted an egocentric and sarcastic persona on social networks in a bid to cause controversy and generate free publicity for his business.

Reports said a large group of fans rushed the stadium in a bid to get in without tickets, causing the stampede.

It is not a question of intent or injury caused, but a bid to get players to go lower to minimise the risk of a serious eye injury.

The reaction from the FA and the government has been more guarded but Blatter's threat to the World Cup bid is likely to cause alarm in Downing Street and Soho Square.

Cats aren't afraid to cause bidding wars for their attention.

Truncated Bid acts on the mitochondria to cause the release of cytochrome c, which further activates caspase-9.

A scrapbook from Prince Charles and Princess Diana's 1981 wedding, which went up for sale on Wednesday, is expected to cause a bidding frenzy among royal family enthusiasts.