"attempt" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- It was not defensive, but a calculated attempt to discredit Lloyd George.
- It is a calculated attempt to set right a wrong that, in its national appeal, has become intertwined with patriotic fervor.
- But there is no basis for deducing a calculated attempt to embarrass the leadership.
- So what if the exhibition is a calculated attempt by the Whitney to appease critics of the last show?
- His behavior was a parody of stark terror, a calculated attempt to draw the animal's attention.
- But if it was a calculated attempt to insult homosexuals, dismissal from the service is the only fit response.
- How much was a calculated attempt to deceive him?
- Analysts said the initiative looked like a calculated attempt to win votes ahead of a parliamentary election in December.
- This was a calculated attempt to defraud the public purse and to personally profit from the illegal trade.
- The government attacks on villagers are a calculated attempt at destroying support for the guerrillas.
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