"attempt" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- A shell from World War I is eventually found, and they make strenuous attempts to fire it for practice.
- Ann Veronica made a strenuous attempt to carry out her good resolutions.
- An apathetic or hostile population makes life difficult for guerrilleros and strenuous attempts are usually made to gain their support.
- Even the Hitler family's most strenuous attempt at the last backfires.
- Steve got to his feet and made a strenuous attempt to keep calm but some of the bottled up anger found its way into his voice.
- Although the Abbasids made strenuous attempts to forestall it, the marriage was duly solemnised.
- As I understand it, she has in fact made no very strenuous attempts to return, though several packets have gone to and fro.
- In a small theater, such strenuous attempts at jollity can look obviously artificial.
- This high energy consumption, combined with the heavy demand for water, led to even more strenuous attempts to develop the available water power.
- During the last year, Austria has made a strenuous attempt to sort things out.
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