These attempts reached a climax in the late 19th and early 20th centuries with forced integration.

A previous attempt to incorporate in 1995 did not reach a referendum.

Repeated attempts to reach him by telephone last week also were unsuccessful.

The attempts at road repair had not yet reached the secondary roads.

Another attempt to reach her by phone, and it was still busy.

Any attempt to collect debt from her husband could not reach property only she owned.

After several further attempts to reach an agreement, the United States was eventually forced to give up its effort.

"Their attempt to scare the living daylights out of parents has reached a dead end," he said.

The agency's one previous attempt, a much sketchier study in 1991, reached similar conclusions.

Grant does not run away, even though Jefferson at first spurns the attempts to reach him.