Sentence examples for mounted an effort from inspiring English sources

In 2004, when the original assault-weapons ban expired, some members of Congress mounted an effort to reauthorize it.

In the house, a small group of legislators mounted an effort to stop the bill, but they were overwhelmingly defeated.

In response, party leaders mounted an effort against Weiner with an intensity that surprised many on Capitol Hill.

The union mounted an effort last January, in President Bill Clinton's last days in office, but Justice Department officials turned down that request.

In the early 1990's, Abkhazia mounted an effort to secede from Georgia and largely succeeded; the Georgian government accused Russia of intervening on Abkhazia's behalf.

Mr. Korematsu's claim was vindicated decades later by Congress and more recent court rulings as the nation mounted an effort to redress Japanese-Americans wronged at the time.

The Democrats' county chairman, Gerry Birnberg, said he would mount an effort to push Democrats to vote early.

The analyses upset some National Security Council staff members who wanted to mount an effort to block the pipeline.

The spacecraft industry, meanwhile, is mounting an effort to reverse the decision, and some senior Air Force officials oppose the decision as well.

Politicians who fear a federal bailout years from now could mount an effort to repeal the Class Act or interfere in some other way.

"If they were to mount an effort and appeal to the community, there's still a chance to revive it," he said.