Sentence examples for fight attempt from inspiring English sources

During the night, Washington called a council of war and asked his officers whether they should stand and fight, attempt to cross the river somewhere, or take the backroads to attack Princeton.

He said he would fight attempts to create a single justice system for Europe.

Abu Qatada has managed to fight attempts to deport him from this country for 12 years and counting.

In every other respect, the people here fiercely guard their environment and constantly fight attempts to exploit its natural resources.

For example, there's a long history of tobacco companies creating astroturf groups to fight attempts to regulate them.

You can play the Not-In-My-Backyard card, employing environmental scare tactics to fight attempts to drill for that gas.

Wouldn't it be great if the National Rifle Association did more to promote sporting clays and less to fight attempts to regulate firearms?

Rodriguez has already denied the allegations and hired Roy Black, the criminal defense lawyer, to represent him, suggesting he will vigorously fight attempts to withhold money that is still owed him.

Airline unions still have significant power -- because of their long history of success and the fact that many airline workers are hard to replace -- and they will fight attempts to cut salaries.

Samantha Flora hired a lawyer to fight attempts to recoup some $20,000 from her dead grandmother's estate that have turned members of her family against one another.

Labor unions bitterly fight attempts to implement right-to-work laws at the state level, deriding them as "right to work for less" and "freedom to freeload".