Sentence examples for drop an attempt from inspiring English sources

The SNP eventually gave up, and managed to force the Prime Minister to drop an attempt to relax the fox-hunting ban.

Last week Scotland Yard was forced to drop an attempt to block legal action by five of the women allegedly duped.

Police chiefs have been forced to drop an attempt to block legal action by a group of five women who say they were duped into having long-term relationships with undercover police officers.

Last December the threat of mass public protests forced Mrs Arroyo to drop an attempt to ram the charter-change through Congress.Opinion polls suggest that the elections will leave the opposition dominant in the Senate and the governing coalition dominant in the House of Representatives approximately the status quo.

Mr. Thomas pleaded guilty two months ago to carjacking, aggravated assault and attempted robbery charges after prosecutors agreed to drop an attempted murder charge he faced for shooting at an officer who was chasing him, Mr. Lynch said.

The Los Angeles Times dropped an attempt to charge for arts coverage for the same reason.

News International agreed to disclose information sought by the claimants on Friday after the company dropped an attempt to have a claim for exemplary damages struck out.

Notably, in 2014, Sprint dropped an attempt to acquire T-Mobile after the Obama administration hinted it would be likely to block the merger because eliminating a rival would be bad for competition.

Michigan Republicans this week dropped an attempt to strip power from the incoming Democratic secretary of state.

California recently dropped an attempt to enforce its anti-rescission law against a major insurer, saying that it was financially outgunned by the insurer's legal team.

In 2014, Sprint dropped an attempt to acquire T-Mobile after the Obama administration hinted it would probably block the merger because eliminating a rival would be bad for competition.