Sentence examples for was an attempt to set from inspiring English sources
It was an attempt to set straight the church's dismal record on sexual morality.
"It was an attempt to set the record straight, which we did," said Andrew M. White, the lead attorney for Isuzu.
Mantel also said the controversy over her comments was an attempt to set her up as a "hate figure" by "taking the words completely out of context - twisting the context".
In addition, there was an attempt to set up a meeting in Morocco between Mr. Habbush and United States officials, but it never took place, according to American officials.
As Mr. Keller put it, "The first committee was an attempt to set our own house in order; the second is in response to a broader assault on the credibility of the serious news media".
The original intention of the product was an attempt to set records for speed on land and in water.
It turned out to be an attempt to set a world record for a simple catch-and-throw drill.
But maybe this new wiki is an attempt to set the record straight and prove its critics wrong?
Robert Putnam's new book, "Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis" (Simon & Schuster), is an attempt to set the statistics aside and, instead, tell a story.
The United States is working with Jordanian authorities to train Syrian opposition forces in what may be an attempt to set up a buffer zone on the southern border of Syria for defectors from the army and displaced civilians.
Mr. Lynch sees another possible motive in Ms. Whitman's huge write-down, which sent H.P.'s stock to a level it briefly touched 10 years ago: "There is an attempt to set the bar so low that you can't possibly fail".
