Sentence examples similar to both were abortive from inspiring English sources

A liberal government was established, and a Constituent Assembly was summoned, but the liberal moves were abortive.

Disputations were held with the leaders of the Anabaptist group in January and March 1525, but these were abortive.

Beginning in 1868, these nationalists launched a series of revolts that were abortive but persistent enough to convince Spain's government, in early 1898, to grant the island a measure of autonomy.

Although his attempts to enter the New South Wales Legislative Assembly were abortive, he was appointed to the Legislative Council in 1895 and served until 1901, when he was elected to the Senate.

Although flower buds were produced in vitro, most were abortive and wilted several weeks later.

For 'Noa' , many pollen grains were abortive after the release of microspores from tetrads.

Many flower buds were abortive, and only a few developed into abnormal flowers.

In the whole plots, a total of 2650 entrance holes (19%% of them were abortive holes) and 1898 exit holes were counted.

There have been abortive attempts so far.

Another encourages fertility, another is believed to be abortive.

"This one is so cut right off it's abortive of any aspiration".