Sentence examples for overt attempt from inspiring English sources

Russia also made at least one overt attempt to influence the debate.

To the Mets, it appeared to be an overt attempt to intimidate them.

Human communication is currently defined as a circular and overt attempt to modify a partner's mental states.

Mr. Hale's "Fearsum" will be an overt attempt to scare the wits out of viewers the way "Blair Witch" did.

MacKenzie was making an overt attempt to win over the Mirror's audience by appealing to their sense of patriotism.

David Kootnikoff Hong Kong, China I thought it was an overt attempt to get a seat in the balcony.

'This is an overt, open attempt to destroy Georgia, to bring Georgia to its knees, to put an end to Georgia's independence,' said Saakashvili, in one of a series of televised speeches to his increasingly fearful people.

The ICC must do a better job of responding to overt attempts to politicise its mandate.

And we should defend economic statistics against overt attempts to twist them for political purposes.

Malcolm makes some overt attempts to meet her own prescriptions, but the results tend to be wilfully anxious.

And Iran, at least for now, appears to have scaled back its overt attempts to undermine the nascent Iraqi government by supplying insurgent groups.