Sentence examples similar to many abortive attempts from inspiring English sources

From the start Houphouët-Boigny pursued liberal free-enterprise policies and developed Côte d'Ivoire's cash-crop agriculture at a time when many other African nations were pursuing costly and abortive attempts at state-run industrialization.

While the moral and physical courage of the few who risked and lost their lives in abortive attempts to stop Hitler is not to be doubted, the main motive of many, including most of the aristocratic army officers involved, was to stop the war before Germany was totally defeated and destroyed.

There have been abortive attempts so far.

About 25 abortive attempts were made to restore the union.

He made a few abortive attempts at a corporate career, before turning back to international affairs.

Abortive attempts at poetry, most about my ex Danny: DO NOT OPEN.

Abortive attempts at fiction, some about my ex Danny: See above.

Unlike Trescothick, Yardy is unlikely to make abortive attempts to resume his England career.

They did not join the UN until 2002, after several abortive attempts.

I write short stories and abortive attempts at novels, and a blog about my life in Brazil.

However, al-Qaida retained some capacity, as a series of abortive attempts to strike in Europe and elsewhere made clear.