Sentence examples for in a attempt from inspiring English sources

The main complaint from the academics was that Mr. Jackson had emphasized the story's battles and hair-breadth escapes, perhaps in a attempt to appeal to the young men who make up the bulk of the moviegoing audience.

Ms. Willey had gone to the White House on Nov. 29, 1993, in a attempt to get a paying job because her husband was facing mounting legal and financial problems.

In a attempt to come up with a last-minute compromise, Mr. Simmons and his associates met for more than seven hours behind closed doors with the three men in the State Capitol on Wednesday but emerged with no concrete agreement.

Williamson is scheduled to meet Philip Hammond in the next fortnight in a attempt to secure concessions ahead of a Nato summit in Brussels in July, following a tense meeting with May and the chancellor last Tuesday, which ended without any promise of further funding.

In 2006, Moscow imposed sanctions, banning, of all things, imports of wine in a attempt to deal Georgia's economy a crippling blow.

Earlier this year, it launched a beta or test version of its Chinese language site, in a attempt to boost its presence in the country - the world's biggest internet market.

In an attempt to alleviate this problem an ICBEN team.

He faked an ankle injury in an attempt to leave.

"This was done in an attempt to prove a concept".

In an attempt to control malaria, the W.H.O.

The move was made in an attempt to cover costs.