Sentence examples for slightest attempts from inspiring English sources

But the legislative battle right here shows how even the slightest attempts to impose restrictions on guns can run into withering resistance, made all the more pointed by the escalation in firepower.

There is not the slightest attempt to conceal his agenda.

But I have never been censored, nor has the company ever made the slightest attempt to get me to modify a particular view.

His father never made the slightest attempt to conceal his extra marital affairs, and Cumming thinks that explains why "I've never felt shame about sex.

These anonymous quotes are highly contentious, writes Petley, "yet there is not the slightest attempt to quote opposing or even merely sceptical viewpoints".

Why do politicians have this cowardly habit of standing by while their supporters say ridiculous things, without making the slightest attempt to set them straight?

The newspaper closings, the ongoing censorship in the arts, and the poor human rights record indicate that while Rouhani may be in favour of a more open Iranian society, his hardline critics remain determined - and able - to block even the slightest attempt at relaxation.

"Not even the slightest attempt is made to suggest that the film takes its own story seriously.

Myers made a slight attempt to dislodge himself from the embrace, but Hemingway held on to him affectionately.

It's being described by the manufacturers as a 'clutch style' design, though really that slight attempt at marketing flair is as exciting as the NB15T gets.

Despite Mr. Grbic's pride in his place of birth, he rejects attempts, however slight, to define his work and his family as anything but American.