Sentence examples for legitimate attempts from inspiring English sources

Peter E. Hess, a Delaware lawyer who represents treasure hunters, echoed those concerns, saying the accord "sets a poor precedent that could hurt legitimate attempts at rescue archaeology".

Because the concept of hate speech is a murky one, it is relatively easy for these countries to impose broad restrictions and present them as legitimate attempts to curb hate speech.

Pamela D. Hayes, a board member and a New York lawyer, said that Mr. Keating was giving a false impression about the behavior of bishops and that some of the actions he ascribed to the bishops were legitimate attempts to defend themselves in a legal case.

Nonetheless there have been numerous legitimate attempts by developers to corner, some of which have been more successful than others.

But rather than comparing these legitimate attempts at holding drug makers accountable for their misdeeds to the portrait of inefficacy known as the "war on drugs," a more analogous relationship can be found with the "big tobacco" litigation of the nineties.

That was a "legitimate attempt to commit suicide," Mr. Donahue said.

When does the legitimate attempt to capitalize on victory in a competitive race become an illegal abuse of market power?

With slick CGI and a $100+ million budget, Universal Pictures latest offering seems to be a legitimate attempt at making a good film based on a video game.

When he signed the bill, Gov. Jack Dalrymple, a Republican, called it "a legitimate attempt by a state legislature to discover the boundaries of Roe v. Wade".

This panicky last-minute decision appears to be borne out of ministerial paranoia rather than a legitimate attempt to improve public services," he said.

"Although the likelihood of this measure surviving a court challenge remains in question, this bill is nevertheless a legitimate attempt by a state legislature to discover the boundaries of Roe v. Wade," Mr. Dalrymple said in a statement.