Sentence examples for close to attempt from inspiring English sources
Although Stewart now faced overwhelming odds, he had no option but to continue the attack: his ship was now too close to attempt to flee from the French frigate.
His mother, Davinia, was unable to work for three months after Parker's funeral and came close to attempting suicide on a number of occasions.
China may be moving closer to attempting something many have considered unthinkable: taking a substantial stake in the world's largest miner, BHP Billiton.
She slowly began to reel the pair in and by the final bends was in touch, but not close enough to attempt a pass on the last.
Vettel stayed within two seconds of the McLaren right until the end of the race, but was never close enough to attempt a pass.
We discovered markers sufficiently close to vH13 to attempt chromosome walking for the purpose of cloning, for the first time, an Avr gene from an insect [ 15].
But he was unable to get the Cowboys close enough to attempt a winning field goal on his first drive, or in the opening possession of overtime.
The Terrapins would have loved to have been close enough to attempt a field goal in the half, but they penetrated Irish territory only once.
F1 cars have gotten so aerodynamically advanced that they leave turbulent "dirty air" in their wake, which makes it difficult for a pursuing car to stay close enough to attempt to pass.
F1 cars have gotten so aerodynamically advanced that they leave turbulent "dirty air" in their wake, which makes it difficult for a pursuing car to stay close enough to attempt a pass.
He was, however, unable to get close enough to attempt an overtaking manoeuvre, due to the aerodynamic turbulence created by the airflow over the Ferrari.
