Sentence examples for request an attempt from inspiring English sources

When a principal asks a boy to leave his handbag at home, is the request an attempt to protect a student from harassment or harassment itself?

But the backstop only covers the whole UK at the British government's request, an attempt to salve the fears of the DUP.

While the money will continue to flow, DHS, aided by the Justice Department, intends to play a more active monitoring role in filtering out frivolous requests, an attempt to balance its mandate to aid police with responsible usage.

The members of the Sejm interpreted his request as an attempt to usurp their authority and reduce their control over his actions.

Congressional leaders saw the new request as an attempt to restart the program with little or no debate on Capitol Hill.

Stones submitted a transfer request in an attempt to facilitate a transfer but was unable to break Everton's resolve, with four years remaining on his Goodison Park contract.

But City Hall has not responded to that request, and an attempt by union officials and Mr. Levy to negotiate some added benefits for teachers who work in the summer school session met with fierce resistance from City Hall.

Our request was an attempt to find out some solid facts: the contents of actual letters he had written, and the responses from ministers, so that the public could judge for themselves whether they approved of his letter writing.

Pakistan has released at least 33 Taliban prisoners over the last year at the Afghan government's request in an attempt to boost peace negotiations between the insurgents and Kabul.

Luka Modric handed in a transfer request in an attempt to force through a proposed move to Chelsea, while the club fear that midfielder Sandro, who injured his knee on Copa America duty with Brazil, will require surgery that could keep him out for up to three months.

The Brazil international, given a rousing reception when he returned as a substitute against Sevilla in midweek, was the subject of three failed bids from Barcelona during the summer transfer window and submitted a transfer request in an attempt to force a move from Anfield.