Sentence examples for covert attempt from inspiring English sources

But divide and conquer was the aim of programmes such as COINTELPRO [the FBI's covert attempt to infiltrate and disrupt groups deemed "subversive"].

That sanctions policy is aimed at trying to persuade the Iranian government to end what Washington claims is a covert attempt to secure a nuclear weapon.

Suez led to his other major journalistic scoop: the report that the French and the British were engaged in a covert attempt to invade Egypt under the guise of a mission to maintain peace between Egypt and Israel.

WASHINGTON Pakistanan's military, including its powerful spy agency, has spent $4 million over two decades in a covert attempt to tilt American policy against India's control of much of Kashmir — including funneling campaign donations to members of Congress and presidential candidates, the F.B.I. claimed in court papers unsealed Tuesday.

But the pith of her short message – no covert attempt to stay inside the EU, no second referendum – made clear which side she is coming down on, despite No 10's "motherhood and apple pie" briefing that Britain's future relationship with Europe will involve controls on immigration and be good for trade.

Narrow your eyes further, and Take That starting their tour with five nights in Glasgow on the eve of a general election could look a tiny bit like a covert attempt by a Conservative-endorsing pop star (Barlow) to convince Scots of the warmth and fuzziness of voting for the incumbents.

Google said it was not aware of any covert attempts to compromise its systems.

Conservatives are out front fighting back against the covert attempts at deception by FPL and its allies.

We may speculate that light will also be shed on such other dark corners of the decolonisation story as alleged manipulation of electoral processes, or covert attempts to influence politicians and parties.

Within two years after leaving Santiago, Mr. Korry found himself at the center of a Congressional investigation into whether Washington had made covert attempts to block the accession of Dr. Salvador Allende Gossens, who was elected in 1970 and who died in a military coup three years later.

Yet while investors might consider Tyco's unreported acquisitions to be significant information, the SEC doesn't deem them material unless the way they were made involves covert attempts to manage earnings or investor expectations.