Sentence examples for described attempts from inspiring English sources

And the Coalition backbencher who represents the Shepparton area, Sharman Stone, has described attempts to distinguish between the two grants as "ludicrous".

He described attempts to block the agreement by Iran, Syria and North Korea as cynical, adding: "This treaty will save lives and make the world a safer place.

The LA Times described attempts by "Republicans in Congress and many in the national-security bureaucracy" to bottle up the intelligence committee's conclusions as "scandalous".

Or perhaps you prefer the psychotherapeutic stylings of Derek Draper, who remains a high-profile practising mental health professional despite having described attempts by former Gordon Brown aide Damian McBride to falsely smear George Osborne's wife as "absolutely totally brilliant".

Nick Gibb may quibble – the schools minister was reported to have described attempts to develop classroom speaking as "encouraging idle chatter [pdf]" – but evidence of the link between oracy and higher attainment is firmly established.

On a recent tour through Asia, the Chinese prime minister, Li Peng, described attempts by Japan to expand the scope of its security pact with America to cover the area around Taiwan as "utterly unacceptable".

Then she described attempting suicide when her husband found out.

"Think of an Asian Night Market," he described, attempting to help The New York Times' reporter envision the incipient 155,000 square foot "Bourdain Market".

Another girl, Wafa, also described attempting to take her own life with a fellow captive.

Most midwives described attempting to speak to the father by himself to explain what had happened and correct misunderstandings.

In her book "The Price of Privilege," Madeline Levine describes attempts to "buy our children off" as outright modeling of materialism.