Sentence examples for unfair attempt from inspiring English sources

He said the suit was an unfair attempt to use bad publicity to force the company to settle.

An unfair attempt had been made, the lawyer complained, to keep the charges alive by tagging them on to a separate set of later accusations, involving Mr Chirac alone.

But Trump did not seem to be savoring his triumph so much as wallowing in his victimhood, in what he sees as the unfair attempt by "major losers" to treat his presidency as illegitimate.

As the Olympic Games approach, the steady criticism of China on issues like Darfur, global warming, air pollution and human rights abuses has increasingly been interpreted by many Chinese, including those overseas, as an unfair attempt to undermine China's Olympic moment.

They argue that a "government" bridge (which would be built in concert with a private investor) represents an unfair attempt to undermine Moroun's business.

Prosecutors, who rejected Wilders' assertions the trial was politically motivated and an unfair attempt to limit his right to free speech, had asked that a fine of 5,000 euros ($5,300), but no prison sentence, be imposed.

There is no easy answer to New Jersey's budget woes, but it is clearly unfair to attempt to do it all on the backs of drivers, particularly commuters, senior citizens and truckers, who use the toll roads.

Some saw it as an attempt to discredit the insurgent and right-wing Tea Party movement while many viewed it as an unfair attack on military veterans.

I felt this was extremely unfair and attempted to argue the point, but without seeming to change my direct manager's opinion.

Democrats say the attack is an unfair and misleading attempt to scare seniors.

David Wiley, a sociology professor and director of the African Studies Center at Michigan State University, said it would be unfair for the attempted attack to tarnish the reputation of most Nigerians living here.