Sentence examples for foiled any attempt from inspiring English sources

MI6 instead sought to protect class, and foiled any attempt to nab Philby, one of their own (in a YouTube video of Philby delivering a lying, self-justifying statement, he speaks in precise, clipped tones that make Henry Higgens sound like a fishmonger).

Motte, who sensed a bestseller, used several presses to foil any attempt at piracy, and made many cuts to reduce the risk of prosecution.

An experienced rider would naturally use the rear brake to smooth out the GL's walking-speed balkiness, but the integrated brake system foils any attempt to use that coping mechanism.

But on Saturday, the foreign affairs minister, Abu Bakr al-Qirbi, told diplomats that it aims to "foil any attempts to disturb the security and stability of the country and enable the government to maintain the citizens' security".

If the commission is successful, it could deal a blow to Russia, which seems determined to foil any attempts by outside companies to gain access to its pipelines that stretch from Russia to its lucrative markets in Europe.

They have been on high alert to foil any attempts by Islamist parties to disrupt the voting process.

With Congress about to head out of town for its summer recess, a Washington-based think tank is ramping up a campaign to foil any attempts to institute a tax on carbon emissions, The Hill, a Washington political trade publication, reported this week.

Gen. Azia Abdul Karim said today [July 29] the government has foiled an attempt backed by the United Arab Republic to topple the current regime.

Security forces foiled an attempt by militants two weeks ago to retake control of a post in the Bezoti area of Orakzai.

ON AUGUST 10th the British authorities declared they had foiled an attempt to cause carnage "on an unprecedented scale" by blowing up transatlantic flights.

In April, it was reported that an intelligence operation had foiled an attempt by suspected al-Qaeda sympathisers to explode a chemical bomb in Britain.