Sentence examples for lost an attempt from inspiring English sources

He won his fight for an extended school year, but lost an attempt to have teacher pay more closely tied to performance.

Ms. Rinehart, known as Gina, lost an attempt last week to keep the family's internal e-mails and letters out of public view.

Labour lost an attempt to scrap the bedroom tax in the Commons by 252 to 226, a government majority of just 26.

The news comes after the website lost an attempt to stop a criminal investigation into its "adult services" section, which is alleged to carry thousands of prostitution advertisements.

They lost an attempt to recall the president in 2004 and cried foul; then they boycotted National Assembly elections for no reason the following year.

In the takeover contest, GAF lost an attempt in Federal court in Manhattan to force Carbide to drop its defense against GAF's acquisition of the company.

McKinnon loses an attempt to appeal against his extradition at the high court on 3 April.

After losing an attempt to ground D.H.L. Airways in 2001, U.P.S. and FedEx successfully lobbied Congress in April to force the Department of Transportation to hear their case.

Israeli human rights group, HaMoked, lost an appeal attempting to prevent the demolitions.

Although Istanbul, the Turkish metropolis, did better than many expected in finishing second to Tokyo, it lost a fifth attempt to host the Games.

Radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri today lost a legal attempt to block his extradition from Britain to the United States, where he is accused of trying to set up an al-Qa'ida camp and faces other terrorism charges.