Sentence examples for top attempt from inspiring English sources

We infer that the student tried the bottom attempt first, crossed it out, and then made the top attempt.

Still, while he's always keen and comfortable to wear a variety of hats, it's difficult to imagine this is the same Alkan as the one who produced records for Mystery Jets or Late of the Pier, or was not so long ago found standing on the decks in a festival big top, attempting to scratch "Spastik" by Plastikman with his feet.

Although it featured solid production from Dr. Dre, the album met with middling reviews because of its over-the-top attempts to shock and its somewhat dated catalog of pop culture references.

WHEN you are the Brazilian designer of a collection of festive jeans and frilly tops attempting to be noticed in the United States, as is Jéssica Lengyel of the label Colcci, it helps to bring along Gisele Bündchen to model your clothes.

Will its top officers attempt to take power for themselves?

That and the fact that the marina views can top any attempt at fancy decorating.

This week, with the failure of the "top kill" attempt, the buzz had grown loud enough that federal officials felt compelled to respond.

BP's "top kill" attempt to plug its gushing undersea pipeline was a failure; some estimated that the oil could pour out for weeks to come; and the Justice Department opened civil and criminal investigations into the blast that caused the disaster.

A top kill attempt, which involved pumping drilling mud to stop the well's flow, failed in late May 2010.

On Thursday, BP announced that the night before, it had suspended its "top kill" attempt at plugging the well because too much of the drilling fluids were escaping.

BP hopes that by adding the debris during its "top kill" attempt at plugging the well, more mud will go towards the source and less will escape from the leaks.