Sentence examples for three previous efforts from inspiring English sources

Three previous efforts to reach a deal failed.

Three previous efforts were abandoned amid indications the IPO would not be successful.

Mr. Stroger had beaten back three previous efforts to lower the rate before his defeat last week.

AOL Ventures restarted last year after three previous efforts, and Intel Capital expects to invest more this year than the $327 million it invested last year.

There were also "smarter deals the firm could have done", possibly alluding to three previous efforts to buy online specialist 888 Holdings.

That is not to say there have not been mishaps in his three previous efforts to bring a Spanish tradition that goes back centuries to the American West.

Two previous efforts were made since 1990, but both failed.

But most commentators laugh off the possibility, noting that two previous efforts were clear failures.

Like Katakolo, some parts of the land were squatted on — a problem that blocked four previous efforts at privatization.

Two previous efforts to pass the trade bill were thwarted when farm belt lawmakers encircled the speaker and physically prevented him from opening deliberations.

At the time the bid was announced, both groups were heralded for blocking two previous efforts by the Dolans to take the company private at lower valuations.