Sentence examples for initial stab from inspiring English sources

But if this initial stab at a Web-enabled convention doesn't work, that will hardly spell its death.

Here is Tarn's initial stab at the project as well as some very early adjustments to characters and backgrounds.

While steering away from the intricacies of tax policy, the report also took an initial stab at fashioning a more populist approach to corporate malfeasance and C.E.O.

It is as if he is using that initial stab of shame, turning it against those who sought to humiliate him.

Now Threadneedle Street's in-house economists think the initial stab at estimating activity from the Office for National Statistics will show growth of 0.2%, rising to 0.3% when more data comes in.

In spite of his renown, his initial stab at picture books, a story about a boy named Marco whose imagination transforms a simple horse-cart into a noisy and colorful parade, received 27 rejection notices.

These are Microsoft's initial stabs at attacking the mid-range market in advance of Nokia's upcoming WinPho models.

Chris Younie for 4Music thought that it is obvious from the "initial stabs of synth" that "Let There Be Love" will resonate "Ibiza type" beats.

The first came in fortuitous fashion when Silva's initial shot was blocked and Aguero's stab at the rebound cannoned off the boot of Johnson and looped over Norwich keeper John Ruddy.

An initial, tentative stab at liberalisation last July provoked a vigorous and at times violent response from the country's taxi-drivers.

Ibrahimovic's initial shot was blocked by Caulker but the striker reacted quickest to stab a fine finish high past Joe Hart.