Sentence examples for solo attempt from inspiring English sources

In November, he made his first solo attempt.

Thirteen years later, Mr. Yost set records for distance and time aloft in his solo attempt to cross the Atlantic.

Richard Puffer '59, a Cottage member, had been basking in the spotlight for weeks as campus gossiped revolved around his planned solo attempt to cycle the 130 miles to Yale University.

I'd go higher with a tandem flight (hundreds if not thousands of metres into the air) but for a first solo attempt, it's far higher than I was expecting.

The development represented a personal triumph for former president Jimmy Carter, who embarked on his solo attempt to defuse the international crisis last week - against the wishes of the state department and amid scepticism from the rest of Washington.

Before her solo attempt she told the newspaper that her training had been delayed by a shoulder injury and that she had put herself "through hell" training over the past year.

Atherton's fragmented, half-achieved solo attempts to honour all these elements.

But nobody can agree on how it should be created.There have been several solo attempts to build a Europe-wide market.

Mr. Baucus, though, was known for frustrating Democratic leaders by opposing major party initiatives as well as his solo attempts to cut deals with Republicans.

Siege-style expeditions with large teams have given way to smaller groups and solo attempts.

Pooley, who claimed silver in Thursday's time trial, then launched a concerted solo effort in an attempt to break up the leading pack and prevent a bunch sprint, enabling Armitstead to seize the initiative as heavy rain began to fall.