Sentence examples for if we attempted from inspiring English sources

'I will give you large sums for evacuation,' New York's Jacob Javits said, 'but not one nickel for military aid.' Idaho's Frank Church saw grave problems which 'could involve us in a very large war' if we attempted to evacuate all the South Vietnamese who had been loyal to us.

In the present case the decision to halt the investigation "suited the objectives of the executive" as it "avoided uncomfortable consequences, both commercial and diplomatic... ...... Speaking of the Saudis, he said: "It is not difficult to imagine what they would think if we attempted to interfere with their criminal justice system".

If you require a terrifying snapshot of how Britain would be if we attempted to be more like California, then wait for "Sober January", the traditional part of our year where lemmings all over the country pledge to be "dry" for the full 31 days, greeting their post-Christmas credit card bills and broken boilers with crystal-clear clarity.

I figured if we attempted to save it at least they could feel like they had tried.

I particularly pointed out the difficulties that armed vehicles face from IEDs if we attempted to use them in that country.

We expect that this pattern would continue if we attempted to deconvolute further.

No consensus about the nation's health and priorities existed before Sept. 11, and if we attempt to restore a mythical America, we'll be repeating a fatal error.

From boardrooms to the streets, women's anxiety to keep our body mass as low as possible is based on legitimate fears that we will be punished if we attempt fully to enter patriarchal space.

This illusionary quality of the drawn costume can readily be seen if we attempt to delimit the elements of the superhero wardrobe, to inventory its minimum or requisite components.

"Is it always as fast as we would like to see? No. But, then again, you're not going to get to the point where we all want to be if we attempt, or others attempt, to try to impose a solution or some cookie-cutter approach to every country around the world".

Only if we attempt to pad this list out at the "end" with infinite numbers does this principle break down.