It was evident that they were going to attempt a big operation, for an unusually large quantity of the white stuff was prepared.

He had fancied himself, with his servant Aminadab, attempting an operation for the removal of the birthmark.

After their own naval raids, the Cypriots attempted a major operation to re-take the former Syrian Templar stronghold of Tortosa.

However, sporadic fighting resumed later in the morning, after Thai troops attempted an operation to recover casualties from the previous day's heavy fighting.

Really I was waiting for the sun to rise, since it was useless to attempt an operation in that light.

In July, when it attempted such an operation, the planes rocketed their own ground troops.

At the Bellevue Hospital Center, where the boy was taken Dec. 23, microsurgeons attempted a rare operation, called a cross-foot transplant.

It is thought likely that Professor Tönnis attempted a second operation but the tumor had progressed beyond hope for recovery.

A president would be reckless to attempt a wide-ranging operation like this without assurances from his own team that it was possible.

Threads attempting an operation may need to wait until some condition holds true.