Sentence examples for in its attempt to settle from inspiring English sources

The union fell short in its attempt to settle all the contracts at once by the expiration of the previous pacts on Sunday night.

LucasFilm sent a second cease-and-desist letter in September 2009 and says it attempted to settle the situation without a lawsuit to no avail.

At this, Baxter turns and angles his head in his attempt to settle the taller man's image on his fovea, that small depression on the retina where vision is most acute.

In its attempt to have the nomination settled quickly in the spring the Republican Party adopted a "frontloaded" system where almost 50% of the delegates are selected on or before March 15, almost all by a system of proportional representation.

James Brooke (NYT) BRAZIL: ASIAN TRIP -- After stopping in Vancouver in an unsuccessful attempt to settle a growing trade dispute with Canada over aircraft manufacturing subsidies, President Fernando Henrique Cardoso has set off on an Asian trip that will make him the first Brazilian president to visit South Korea and Indonesia and is aimed at strengthening trade ties.

In an attempt to settle, I bought a house (it was mainly the bank's but I liked to pretend it was my own).

He allegedly used the powerful narcotic in an attempt to settle down his two-month-old daughter, police allege.

The authority will also step in to attempt to settle service complaints that consumers may have with permited companies.

Poland issued an ultimatum to Lithuania in an attempt to settle the territorial dispute over the city of Vilnius.

Dénes has used Latin power sets in an attempt to settle a conjecture by Hall and Paige on complete mappings in groups.

She's dead now, and the two old men, with very little future ahead of them, pass a long night in an attempt to settle blame.