Sentence examples for making an attempt to do from inspiring English sources

Regardless of what ultimately becomes of a BOP school system, it is heartening to see that policy makers and high-level officials have recognized that there is a problem with our current incarceration system, and are making an attempt to do something about it.

And actually they do know that there is still smoke in the room, but they are making an attempt to do something.

"We often complain about a lot of things in the sport but nobody makes an attempt to do anything about it.

Yet having established a tradition of feeding us, the airlines should make an attempt to do it with the same amount of class and elan with which they do everything else.

According to the F.D.A., only 2.5percentt of smokers successfully stop smoking each year, even though 70percentt say they want to quit and 34percentt actually make an attempt to do so.

Mr Justice Haddon-Cave asked the jury to consider whether Miss Caller believed it was a "virtual certainty" that her friend was going to take her own life or make an attempt to do so.

However, when they make an attempt to do so, he mocks them as being dumb.

If one wants to lead and relate to their fellow citizens, shouldn't one at least make an attempt to do so?

Due to the damage from the stroke, Ralph was unable to perform the ceremony but, when Roger made an attempt to do so, Ralph successfully insisted on choosing the officiant and William Giffard the Bishop of Winchester performed the marriage.

Odds are she's making an attempt to make you jealous, so don't let it phase you.

It was unclear whether Mr. Boche made an attempt to pay, but Gelder did not survive; on Tuesday, Mr. Boche dissolved in tears upon seeing a picture of his son at the altar at the Morales home.