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Sentence Examples Porous coatings on the femoral stem and acetabular cup were developed in an attempt to create bone ingrowth and biological fixation. The President and his family, in an attempt to allay public fears, got shots on prime-time television. In other bouts, the rikishi may grapple in an attempt to get a good grip on the mawashi and then launch a throw. It is understood Yardie drug barons have moved into Sheffield for the first time in an attempt to claim new territory. The Utopian ship yawed hard to port in an attempt to evade the incoming ordnance. Although I had quit drinking, I began using drugs by myself in an attempt to feel better. Producers have reduced yields and controlled fermentation temperatures in an attempt to capture the distinct aroma of the grape. Your body raises its temperature, creating a fever, in an attempt to kill off harmful microorganisms. Cheating reached such depths that a pillar box was set alight in an attempt to destroy completed ballot papers, she said. Many derivatives of ellipticine have been synthesized in an attempt to improve the antitumour properties of this plant alkaloid. Following this, he feathered the three propellers then unfeathered one at a time in an attempt to restart at least one engine, without success. Thousands of wild and domestic animals have been killed in an attempt to control the disease. The ceremonial undressing and redressing, which Ian uses in an attempt to entice Cate, seems to replace and animalise their colloquial discourse. His shoulders were shaking in an attempt to restrain himself and appear strong in front of his brother. The majority of dancers, in an attempt to obscure the reality, push this theme to some faraway corner of the brain. Additional experiments are then performed in an attempt to falsify the theory. They are using badly forged ID cards in an attempt to pull the wool over the eyes of professional DSHS licensers. The nine disciples had just failed miserably in an attempt to heal a child. She perched her face on the edge of her mattress in an attempt to wriggle back into the sheets. They rhythmically clapped in an attempt to distract and drown out the speakers. Show More Sentences This spring, instead of keeping up with fashions, it began selling dog supplies in an attempt to revive weak sales. We do not endorse those who must resort to lewd suggestiveness in an attempt to create humor. They are forming new political coalitions in an attempt to force an end to the occupation. During the operation a haemorrhage occurred and he applied the laser to the area of bleeding in an attempt to coagulate the vessel. He used the involute of a circle in his first pendulum clock in an attempt to force the pendulum to swing in the path of a cycloid. Also, most golfers slice, so they swing the club to the left in an attempt to compensate. His orthodontist, Dr. Perry Lyman, hypnotizes him in an attempt to sort out the situation. The trio had bought hunting knives and a crossbow in an attempt to report on the easy availability of weapons. It's the radical right that will form a circular firing squad in an attempt to prevent his nomination. During that war gunners would skip cannon balls off the water in an attempt to breach the hull of an enemy ship close to the waterline. An injured Chaminda Vaas hit three boundaries in an enterprising knock of 19, before losing the ball in an attempt to sweep Banks. Hoarded up in abandoned buildings, the government swarmed around them for weeks, in an attempt to force the Kerberos to stand down. Daudet consumed huge amounts of morphine, chloral and bromide in an attempt to palliate his excruciating pains. Figure 3 shows the needle penetrating the tissue of the palatine tonsil in an attempt to drain an abscess. They used a steel beam to support the weight of the upstairs ones in an attempt to preserve as many of them as possible. Germany was also forbidden to unite with Austria to form one superstate, in an attempt to keep her economic potential to a minimum. The checkered past of food irradiation began nearly 50 years ago in an attempt to send can-packed bacon to troops in Vietnam. Police are to examine video tapes in two speed cameras in an attempt to track a driver involved in a hit-and-run in Heckmondwike. Often the builders of hotels or airplanes leave out row 13 or floor 13 in an attempt to pander to popular superstitions. Agresti remains true to his diminutive hero, never breaking off from his point of view in an attempt to over-complicate the drama. Show More Sentences Each side stakes men's lives and ammunition in an attempt to overcome the other side. She outstretched her hand in an attempt to halt her already dashing sister, but she was too far. Perhaps in an attempt to portray the character as cerebral rather than outwardly expressive, he ends up conveying very little emotion. The government installed armed military units inside oil fields and refineries in an attempt to stop workers striking. In 1907 he introduced special types of ordinals in an attempt to prove Cantor's continuum hypothesis. The roofers went up there yelling and screaming and caterwauling in an attempt to get them to go. It has now been forced to conduct a major review in an attempt to find a long-term strategy for its survival. Dump trucks are banned from driving down any of West Vancouver's steep streets in an attempt to prevent this kind of accident from happening. It mostly seems to be used in an attempt to get statistical mathematics to do your thinking for you. The Allied ships fired star shells in an attempt to counterattack, but they had been fired at from extremely close range with no warning. A common impulse among those who are overweight is to go on a diet in an attempt to reduce caloric intake to the level of caloric use. Scopes willingly joined ranks with the ACLU in an attempt to repeal or nullify the Butler Act. Even if you toast stale bread in an attempt to disguise the staleness, it's still stale. It's an artificial fragrance used in an attempt to cover up the noxious smell of pesticides. She has now had four seven-hour chemotherapy sessions in an attempt to shrink the cancer. After squinting in an attempt to discern a couple of features to make the object recognizable, he began walking swiftly towards it. She squinted in an attempt to make out her surroundings, to find something familiar that would lead her home, the only place she was safe. Of course, governments can print money and cut interest rates in an attempt to avert deflation. Kei groaned as for the third time that morning his hand sleepily fumbled in an attempt to silence the irritating buzz of the battery alarm clock. In each case the motorist was cutting the corner in an attempt to get to Gatton Point in front of those using Battle Bridge Lane. Show More Sentences The latest MyTob email worms have adopted fresh tactics in an attempt to trick victims. No one went through the statements from Ms Cosgrove in an attempt to verify her allegations. A southerly wind blew up which had me turning circles in an attempt to compensate for abrupt changes of direction. Maybe he's doing a celebrity endorsement or something in an attempt to bring them back. On January 3 management sent out more than 200 dismissal notices in an attempt to break the strike. The service drafted in prison officers to work in kitchens in an attempt to break the strike. He starts to punch in numbers at random in an attempt to break the code and patch into the system. My arms went to the floor and pushed down in an attempt to move my body upwards. It was not the first meeting police have held in an attempt to solve the boy racer issue. He sniffed around in an attempt to find something to do, as his mistress was still asleep. Already in the past month I've unsubscribed from both yahoogroups and feeds in an attempt to simplify. I decided that I'd go for the wussy less heavy bowling balls, in an attempt to regain control over the apparently magnetic gutters. As it is, the programme's loose, safe and profoundly unspectacular definition of culture risks pleasing nobody in an attempt to please everyone. The law should then be tailored carefully and narrowly in an attempt to deal with those consequences or abuses. Felix began to hiss and scratch at his mistress's back as she held him in her arms in an attempt to get away from the small Boston terrier. Do we want to force nature to produce unnatural products and yields in an attempt to sustain our unsustainable lifestyles? She now slugged the remainder of her drink back in an attempt to numb her irritation. Finally, in an attempt to keep up with my domestic duties in the midst of a cross-country book tour, I have purchased a slow cooker. But Sam is persistent, and, in an attempt to prove to her colleagues that she has a heart, she agrees to represent him pro bono. For the rest of the game, many fans wore slickers and held up umbrellas in an attempt to stay dry. Show More Sentences In a radical departure he used hand-held cameras that bob and weave in an attempt to capture the frenetic energy of the Beijing cityscape. Portugal changed Cape Verde's status from a colony to an overseas province in 1951 in an attempt to blunt growing nationalism. They brought Jacob to shore and began mouth-to-mouth resuscitation in an attempt to revive the child. The caseloads have increased dramatically in an attempt to get the unallocated case lists down. Yesterday, two Cuban pitchers took the mound in front of Major League scouts in an attempt to attract a large offer. Another time, my body was pelted by dime-sized hail as I ran through blinding rain in an attempt to squeak out one last mile. Two masked men dragged the insurance broker from his car and battered him on the head with a monkey wrench in an attempt to steal his car. I believe she made this statement in an attempt to encourage me to side with her. The embattled workers used Molotov cocktails, iron bars and fire hoses in an attempt to ward off the police and defend themselves. The mob began to hurl rocks, bricks, Molotov cocktails, and other debris at the soldiers in an attempt to take over the bridge. Researchers have turned to the science of molecular biology in an attempt to decipher this complex problem. Altair craned his head around in an attempt to steal one last glance, but before he could, he found a veil of fog shrouding his view. Finally I began to gently slap him in the face in an attempt to wake him up. He has lavished colours on his canvases, but has blended hues subtly in an attempt to give a new dimension and depth to the works. Also, in an attempt to curb costs, we have our children on pay-as-you-go mobiles rather than account phones. She wore a train on her wedding dress 2,000 ft long in an attempt to get into the Guinness Book Of Records. I came home, towelled myself dry, and sat close by my big kitchen radiator sipping a large mug of steaming hot coffee in an attempt to get warm. The Corsair began descending in an attempt to make a belly landing in a field. Meanwhile, a top-level investigation has been ordered in an attempt to identify the cause of the freak explosion. She mounted a campaign of opposition, chaining herself to the gates in an attempt to highlight the gross injustice. Show More Sentences We sequenced genomic DNA from heterozygous animals in an attempt to identify the remaining mutations. Mark visited David in an attempt to mend his rift with Stephanie before leaving town. Mohammed said it was an unfortunate and sad case, as Alexander met his death in an attempt to defend his sister's honour. Henry decides to continue seeing Lucy, in an attempt to find a way for her to remember him. In election years, politicians thrash around blindly in an attempt to humour or captivate public opinion. Many commentators have spent the week thrashing around in an attempt to discover what it means. As their numbers thin out, they turn on each other, in an attempt to figure out who is the killer. Police officers began a fingertip search of the area yesterday in an attempt to retrieve physical evidence. Men wearing masks dance among them in an attempt to frighten the child, who has to walk clockwise through this scene of carnage. Last week the company announced that managers would be called on to drive buses, with a free service offered in an attempt to bust the strike. Police in North Yorkshire yesterday launched a major clampdown on motorist who drive on worn and bald tyres in an attempt to save lives. The quality grading system is based on skeletal maturity and marbling in an attempt to classify animals of similar eating quality. He back-pedalled at deep mid-on in an attempt to take a catch but pulled up lame instead. I also recall an unfortunate Laotian woman who scarified her back in an attempt to treat her menstrual problems. They used tear gas and water cannons in an attempt to disperse the protesters. He switched the fuel pump on and off at the top end in an attempt to keep the fuel mixing in the carburetors. People who skip breakfast often find themselves eating a pastry or a sausage roll on the way to work in an attempt to stop feeling hungry. She averted her eyes, shifting her gaze to her feet in an attempt to avoid the mischievous curl of his lips. In the car, Chase fumbled with the radio tuner in an attempt to take his mind off the conversation he and Cheyne had never had about Danny. Now she has written an autobiographical novel in an attempt to exorcise her trauma. Show More Sentences According to MPD spokesman Ron Reier, officers Maced and handcuffed Doby in an attempt to subdue him. Such austerities were employed in an attempt to gain insight into the fundamental nature of existence. As the school year approaches, the textbook retailers and e-tailers will continue to spar in an attempt to separate the boys from the men. Neighbour Reg Noice, 42, also rushed next door in an attempt to rescue Louie. The remaining five were picked off as they rushed the vans in an attempt to find sanctuary from the hail of bullets. According to one call, they voted on whether to rush the terrorists in an attempt to retake the plane. If giving advice, advisers will have to consider whether you can afford the mortgage, in an attempt to stem irresponsible lending. The company is expected to announce an alliance with that company in an attempt to stem the defection of customers to the cable companies. Cold water ran from the faucet as he washed his face in an attempt to wake up. He ducks into an alleyway in an attempt to lose his pursuers, but before he can scurry over a low wall, they catch up. Slowly, she got up and quietly walked out of her mother's room, her legs rubbing against each other in an attempt to be silent. Police have released an artist's impression of the suspect in an attempt to jog the memory of anyone who might recognise him. Now Jake knelt over her, shaking her body in an attempt to roust her, just as Jamie had tried to do with Carl. He logs his experiences and thoughts on computer by event and refers back to them in an attempt to avoid repeating mistakes. In their place will come spin doctors and media strategies in an attempt to revolutionise the public image of Masonry. In the last 30 seconds, he would flurry in an attempt to steal close rounds. He therefore embarked on a series of arrangements for String Orchestra in an attempt to present the String Quartet medium to a wider audience. Corporate lobbyists have swamped Capitol Hill in an attempt to win over members of Congress to their respective explanations. They are now demanding that the old sewers beneath the streets of the city be brought up to date in an attempt to rid the area of the vile smell. During the Cold War, the U.S. established a super secret underwater listening post at Midway in an attempt to track Soviet submarines. Show More Sentences In 1948, the Soviets, in an attempt to abrogate agreements for Four-Power control of the city, blockaded Berlin. The new version is polymorphic, meaning it changes its appearance in an attempt to avoid detection. One of Penrose's major breakthroughs was his introduction of twistor theory in an attempt to unite relativity and quantum theory. Most Arabs in that area had been settled there in an attempt to Arabize the north. Millions of pounds have been spent in an attempt to revive the town in the past five years and a new high school has been created. He also sent collaborators to the South in an attempt to obtain military information, the sources said. The laws under which he was prosecuted were framed in an attempt to stem the flow of funds for subversive Islamist activities. York council chiefs announced plans to dump regular weekly rubbish collections in an attempt to recycle more garden waste. Nutton said evidence and witnesses indicated Spiller was jaywalking in an attempt to cross Charleston, which was busy with traffic at the time. Doorstep callers are being banned from parts of the region in an attempt to stop elderly and vulnerable people being fleeced of their cash. Finally, quid pro quos and veiled threats were utilized in an attempt to persuade. They have no use for the dignified thumb sign, but wave their hands recklessly in an attempt to attract the rider and somehow get him to stop. The patient's constant itching in an attempt to relieve irritation can lead to potentially debilitating sleep disturbance. Police attending the scene radioed officers in an attempt to capture them, but were unsuccessful and both men are still at large. If it detects a life-threatening arrhythmia, on the other hand, it jolts the heart in an attempt to restore normal rhythm. Tristyn screamed and jolted upward and moved her legs in a quick manner in an attempt to escape as quickly as possible. I notice that the Police are questioning a few individuals in an attempt to uncover evidence of race fixing. Transport police have released a description of a teenager found dead on a railway line in Kearsley in an attempt to identify him. The dragon roared and forced its claws in and ripped its hole wider in an attempt to force its way into the town. Representatives were holding talks with the Commission in an attempt to save cod fishing grounds from total closure next year. Show More Sentences I peered into the jukebox's window, squinting and spinning my head with the record in an attempt to read the label. There was a general melee in which some of the men jumped over barriers in an attempt to escape and eventually the four were arrested. They are designed to be used by trained staff in an attempt to put out a fire while waiting for the fire department to arrive. Experts advise against planting hostas closer in an attempt to get a full effect sooner. It is understood that the party whips may be meeting in advance of the June meeting in an attempt to resolve the issue. During these years, both sides ravaged the countryside in an attempt to starve the enemy. She dug her fingernails into his wrists in an attempt to free herself from his grip. Finally, I was forced to take a sleeping tablet in an attempt to stop myself from going completely insane. Without even rearing his head back he shot it forward in an attempt to eat them in one bite. Do not be tempted to add solid foods to your baby's bottle feed in an attempt to help them sleep at night, as this can cause wind and colic. A vaccine that prevents sheep from breaking wind has been developed by Australian scientists in an attempt to reduce global warming. In 2006, the spork was given a radical reboot in an attempt to address some of its structural shortcomings. Last week Manchester United relaunched its official website in an attempt to kick-start its hitherto moribund internet operation. I thought you would wine and dine me and present me with expensive tokens and bent-knee hand kissing in an attempt to keep me as yours. It has taken action in Europe in an attempt to get the Government to reclassify BSE material as infectious and hazardous waste. Stokowski proposed a repeat recording but infuriated him by making cuts in an attempt to squeeze the music onto four records. The company's shareholder groups are preparing to challenge the government in an attempt to recoup their lost investments. She crossed the road several times in an attempt to get away but the man followed her, wolf-whistling at her as he did so. The beast screamed, its eyes reddened with pain, and flailed its leg wildly in an attempt to dislodge the feline. She eventually storms off into another part of the house and he follows in an attempt to placate her. Show More Sentences Nevertheless, the authors did succeed in redrafting it in an attempt to tone down the document's content. Water was pumped from the workboat in an attempt to refloat her in the outer harbour. Then the foxes, introduced in an attempt to eradicate the likewise imported rabbit menace, completed the devastation. The Geneva initiative was presented in December 2003 in an attempt to unblock the situation. The secret stakeholder dialogue was initiated by BNFL two years ago in an attempt to improve its environmental image. You know what I mean, those blue cubes that you use to chalk up your cue when you're playing snooker or pool in an attempt to make it look like you know what you're doing. Doctors there performed a 20-hour surgery in an attempt to repair his aortic dissection. Their stories were told again and again in an attempt to assimilate the tragedy, to comprehend the incomprehensible. Makers of handphones, TVs and computers are rolling out low-priced ware for China's rural poor, in an attempt to tap a huge potential market for electronic goods. State and federal government agencies blanketed neighborhoods with poisons in an attempt to eradicate pests like gypsy moths and Japanese beetles. A water pipe explodes in the dorm at the same time Tracy takes over Noel and Elena's apartment in an attempt to paint it, and everyone ends up staying at the loft. The poll quizzed south-east Londoners on what they treasure most and least about the UK, in an attempt to find out what the UK's national treasure is. Right after chest wall closure, the lungs underwent radioscopic examination in an attempt to identify the presence of pneumothorax or any other undesirable alteration. The constitution was rewritten retrospectively in an attempt to put the concession beyond legal challenge. Or, worse, they are contrived to sound tired, perhaps in an attempt to come off as world-weary. The white witch cast a blocking spell in April 2001 in an attempt to scupper plans by Swedish scientist Jan Sundberg to trap the elusive creature. But was this demagoguery on the part of Gingrich, a seasoned politician, in an attempt to seem more moderate than he actually is? I expect the acrimony and sexualized slander to reach a new pitch next year in an attempt to dethrone Palin. After her latest annual review she was referred to the diabetes specialist nurse for further follow up in an attempt to improve her glycaemic control. If asked to lift up both hands, this person will sink into a posterior pelvic tilt and kyphotic seated position, in an attempt to maintain sitting balance. Show More Sentences The youth, filmed over a two-and-a-half hour period, wore a white handkerchief across the lower part of his face in an attempt to hide his identity from police cameras. Over twenty-four minutes, the laborious repetition seems similar to the use of a single phrase, repeated on end, in an attempt to reach a state of heightened awareness. Late last month, the Prime Minister reshuffled his cabinet in an attempt to resuscitate his government's largely stalled economic and social agenda. So, in an attempt to go legit, Seth joins J.T. Marlin as a trainee. Throughout the early hours of the battle, the warriors repeated this action in an attempt to collapse Carter's line and force him to retreat across the river. At 20 years old, Henry waded into an estuary and nearly drowned in an attempt to swim across. Impressive hunters, hungry leopard seals may burst through a spot of soft ice near a baby penguin rookery, in an attempt to grasp a penguin walking above. He used the stock characters of traditional Italian comedy, but cleaned up their characteristic ridiculous licentious behaviour in an attempt to introduce a higher moral tone. The bill was drafted in an attempt to skirt constitutional concerns. One of the discoverers was a roboticist famous for studying the gaits of everything from cockroaches to humans, in an attempt to perfect robotic walking. Around him, the Company laborers were dynamiting a rock face in an attempt to build a rail line, and others sat under the shade of trees, overwhelmed by the heat. In recent years, Camelot has been struggling to curb falling ticket sales, launching a midweek draw in February 1997 in an attempt to stop the rot. Many natural and chemical agents have been employed with the aim of halting or blocking angiogenesis, in an attempt to arrest malignant growth, development and metastasis. Some 660HP units, long overdue overhaul, were equipped with stack arrestor and roof-mounted deflectors in an attempt to offset exhaust fumes in the cab. Young men, students and retired soldiers organized themselves in an attempt to take control of the weapons and arsenals of the military and police. Thus, in an attempt to appeal for the support of the Asante, the silver jubilee celebration became a national affair that was commemorated on stamps. Some 30 damaged trees had to be lopped and pruned in an attempt to preserve them as well as deprive any returning bats of potential nesting sites. A new offence will also be created of using children or innocent parties to hide or carry knives or guns, in an attempt to stem the rising violent crime statistics. Speed limits mean nothing to some people and if you try to adhere to the rules of the road they tailgate in an attempt to push you along faster and faster. Last summer, the finance minister put new mortgage rules into place in an attempt to engineer a slowdown. Show More Sentences But if you are photographing a dark mineral such as azurite, the camera will lighten the exposure in an attempt to yield a medium value, making the image overexposed. Having said that, however, I would urge you to be yourself, and never modify your behavior, your values or your decisions in an attempt to impress the boss. I was aware of a strange sense of wanting to prolong this moment and of concentrating on every second of it, in an attempt to burn it into my memory forever. The reef is an improbable landscape of improbable creatures, and we can do little but borrow descriptions from the terrestrial world in an attempt to describe them. All the stalls had such scouters who would at times even cling on to your clothes, in an attempt to lure you into buying their absolutely undesirable concoctions. We had to stop at the street light near her house and sit down, clutching at our sides in an attempt to stop the loud screeches of laughter emanating from our lungs. A parliamentary committee in Germany investigates radio and TV quotas for Teutonic pop in an attempt to stem the tide of British and American hits. British natural theologists, including John Ray and Robert Boyle, united science with religion in an attempt to show that happiness was part of God's plan. And so we move with the times, stripping Twin Peaks down to the bare bones in an attempt to understand why our sense of fondness for it still lingers. They say that the steps taken by Mr. LeBlanc were taken by him, deliberately and with ill intent, in an attempt to thwart their efforts to have their motions heard. As result of your reading did you form an opinion regarding the sincerity of the writer in an attempt to express an honest picture as opposed to mere bawdy? The mess the workmen had created in her normally tidy and well-organised house had driven her out and down to the local shops in an attempt to get away from them. Councillors from Horwich and Blackrod met with highways officials yesterday in an attempt to find a solution to traffic problems in Crown Lane, Horwich. Suddenly one of the men sprung forward in an attempt to grab Rachel. Refuse collectors are instructed only to collect rubbish left in the bins and no other bags, in an attempt to reduce landfill and encourage recycling. He even tried his hand at drawing in an attempt to capture the movement of the situations he found fascinating, but later realised that the camera does a better job, he says. Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines sealed a trilateral security pact on Tuesday in an attempt to bolster cooperation to combat terrorism and cross-border crime. During this summer's World Cup, big screen televisions were set up in the city's classrooms in an attempt to stop children truanting to watch football matches. The bank's prominent embassy and international operations will be shut down in an attempt to bury a scandal that has the potential of becoming much larger. Meanwhile, on Friday, Holder made a round of calls to Capitol Hill in an attempt to mollify concerned lawmakers. Show More Sentences French police raided the offices of Closer mon Tuesday in an attempt to track the man down. Naturally enough, such an important date made me cast my mind back in an attempt to remember the moment I received my A-level results, some twelve years ago. There is a marvellous scene in which Mongolian musicians play and sing to the mother camel in an attempt to improve her mood, leading to an uplifting ending. Egyptian forces have also launched a series of coordinated operations in Sinai in an attempt to quash rising insurgency. The whole country, the entire populace, should be discussing and debating this in an attempt to work our way out of the morass and design new beginnings. Louise began experimenting with different materials in an attempt to bring the outdoors inside, graduating from silver paper to specialist hobby paints. The technique, known as galvanic vestibular stimulation, unbalances a person so that they automatically veer left or right in an attempt to rebalance themselves. Breeders desperate to take home the blue ribbons have been known to change the size and shape of cow udders, in an attempt to catch the judges' eye. At Primrose Hill in north London there were plenty of sledgers scooting their heels along increasingly muddy slopes in an attempt to recreate Monday's magic. The time to explore the sloughs, backwaters and tributaries of the Fraser River in an attempt to seek out aggressively feeding cutthroat is upon us. Having no towel, she had to get out and stand for a while, sluicing the water from her body in an attempt to dry herself enough to put her clothes back on. She was still bouncing her child lightly in an attempt to soothe her. Copland's populism represented a voluntary retreat from hard-edged modernism in an attempt to reach a wider public at a time of economic hardship. In practice, however, drugs such as neuroleptics and other sedatives are often prescribed in an attempt to control what can be an alarming situation. The year is 1958 and America is set to launch its first satellite in an attempt to steal a march on the Soviet Sputnik and regain supremacy in the space race. He chose to leave wingers Derek Townsley and Kevin Twaddle on the bench in an attempt to strengthen the spine of the side, and it proved a fine piece of judgment. Each splutter sprayed scarlet beads over her ghost-white frame, and over Raven when Nelly snatched at her shoulders in an attempt to steady herself. We went through his rap sheet in an attempt to find the line between revelatory civil disobedience and complete nonsense. Buddy squinted in an attempt to see clearly who she was talking with. Wealthy outsiders are to be barred from buying new houses in the Yorkshire Dales in an attempt to stop offcomers pricing locals out of the housing market. Show More Sentences It was apparent that the worker had used a Stillson wrench in an attempt to free the blocked auger instead of a screwdriver, which was more commonly used. I opened a window in an attempt to circulate some air and get the cigarette stink off of Ben and I, and it happened to be making one young thing in the back cold. When the guard clipped our tickets, Chris, in an attempt to solve our Saturday problem, asked innocently if they would still be going on strike on Saturday. He had stripped naked in an attempt to free himself from the pesky pests. Miles used some of his Cheyenne scouts, battle participants two years earlier, to help him follow Custer's trail in an attempt to reconstruct what had occurred. The town's education chiefs are contacting schools in an attempt to bring in supply teachers to cover the shortfall, but say some classes are likely to be disrupted. And in an attempt to make the dead speak, an international team of anthropologists, forensic scientists and paleopathologists trekked all the way up to the Roopkund Lake. Before calling in police, management disconnected electricity and water supplies to the factory and to the workers' hostels in an attempt to break the strike. At least half of your audience may be openly hostile in an attempt to undermine and discredit what you are saying if it is unhelpful to their cause. Punctuation has been entirely avoided in an attempt to counteract the possible interference of syntactical patterns with the transcription of speech. In January, a new cold case detective unit was established to trawl over old murder and rape cases in an attempt to catch violent offenders still at large. This maneuver adducts the fetal posterior shoulder in an attempt to rotate the shoulders out of the impacted position and into an oblique plane for delivery. Identifying details should be omitted if they are not essential, but patient data should never be altered or falsified in an attempt to attain anonymity. Although I was being importuned with an obstinate request for alms, I nonetheless summoned enough courage to give him a glowering look in an attempt to scare him away. Once underwater, the pair let the outside world disappear, communing with the natural elements beneath the sea's surface in an attempt to banish their worries forever. And there always seems to be some feeble excuse or other in an attempt to defend their illicit actions, rather than admitting that most of them are just downright bad. And second, two experiments were conducted in an attempt to reproduce empirically the confederating function of humor hypothesised in groups facing such situations. Watching this scrawny 17 year old scramble with all his might in an attempt to get into her truck was hilarious and, somehow, she found it very inspiriting. There are some very key bills to get to tonight, and I would hate to think the two main parties were filibustering in an attempt to avoid getting to them. Researchers at a Yorkshire university are calling for tighter controls on aviation in an attempt to reduce greenhouse gases and minimise the effects of climate change. Show More Sentences That cannot be considered a deliberate or contumelious delay undertaken by one litigant in an attempt to thwart the rights of an opposing litigant. One day when Chris was at work and the kids were at school, two convicts who had escaped from jail broke into the Rodgers home in an attempt to hide from the police. Watching a po-faced segment where a schoolgirl is falsely led to believe her parents have died from heroin abuse in an attempt to ward her off drugs elicits a mixed response. On 23 November 2007 Joyon set off in IDEC 2 in an attempt to beat MacArthur's current world record for a single handed circumnavigation. India has declared the dolphin as its national aquatic animal in an attempt to protect the endangered Ganges River Dolphin. He adds that the union may also strike select buildings in an attempt to divide and conquer. The new king of Bernicia, Eanfrith, was also killed by Cadwallon when the former went to him in an attempt to negotiate peace. The siblings are offering a double date with them as a prize in an attempt to sign up 600 women for the Mini Marathon this June. We might go for a pinch-hitter against them in an attempt to get some quick runs on the board. In letters to her sister Mary, Anne raised suspicions that the Queen was faking her pregnancy in an attempt to introduce a false heir. In 1960, Arnold Palmer entered The Open Championship in an attempt to emulate Hogan's 1953 feat of winning on his first visit. Robert the Bruce, in an attempt to seize John's lands, made sure that he secured the town. They took infertility as a sign to adopt rather than to do endless treatments in an attempt to produce a freaklitter. They state that the Comyn murder was planned in an attempt to gain the throne of Scotland. It brings forward planned improvements to the A9 in an attempt to stimulate the economy and protect jobs. With the advent of the Protestant Reformation, numbers of Southern German towns closed their brothels in an attempt to eradicate prostitution. Adventurers such as John Lok and William Towerson sailed south in an attempt to develop links with the coast of Africa. In 1606 the Guru was burnt alive on a hotplate by Mughal Emperor Jahangir in an attempt to have him change religious scriptures. Either way, Richard led a cavalry charge deep into the enemy ranks in an attempt to end the battle quickly by striking at Henry Tudor himself. Finally, in 1183 Henry the Young King and Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany, invaded Aquitaine in an attempt to subdue Richard. Find more words! 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