Sentence examples for was an effort to establish from inspiring English sources

Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has gathered evidence that a secret meeting in Seychelles just before the inauguration of Donald Trump was an effort to establish a back channel between the incoming administration and the Kremlin — apparently contradicting statements made to lawmakers by one of its participants, according to people familiar with the matter.

Schiff argued last month that there was "ample evidence" of collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign, and in recent weeks, Mueller's probe has been gathering evidence that an early 2017 meeting in Seychelles was an effort to establish a back channel between the incoming administration and the Kremlin.

Senator Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat who is chairwoman of the Intelligence Committee, said on CBS's "Face the Nation" on Sunday that in the wake of Osama bin Laden's death and the turmoil of the Arab Spring, there was "an effort to establish a beachhead for terrorism, a joining together of terrorist organizations".

Tunisian forces have thwarted what they say was an effort to establish an Islamic emirate.

In the spring, the division launched Operation Counter, which was an effort to establish 11 patrol bases around Old Baldy Hill.

The setup of the dinner, both the physical layout of a private meal and Trump's pretense that he had not already asked me to stay on multiple occasions, convinced me this was an effort to establish a patronage relationship.

A campaign is an effort to establish a narrative about a candidate, in competition with the opposing campaign's narrative.

Stakes were driven into the sand in what appeared to be an effort to establish property lines.

The seminars are an effort to establish the firm as a "thought leader" and to bring in potential clients.

The Government is also spending millions of dollars to set up English-language programs for immigrants, and there is an effort to establish multilingual television services.

This is an effort to establish an alternative web-services platform, albeit one with a uniquely Microsoft flavour, since the company cannot afford either to abandon its cash cow, Windows, or to let go of its proprietary past.