Key legislators have urged Congress to vote against an economic and military aid package for Pakistan because of its defiant attempts to develop nuclear weapons.

He notes Walton's new found celebrity because of the tabloids' attempts to profit from his tale.

Educational advertisements often spark major controversies because of their attempts to persuade the public on political and religious matters.

Some businesses ban the use of Skype precisely because of its attempts to circumvent network security policies.

He was released by the Tigers in 1944, partly because of his attempts to organize a players union.

The official explanation is security, because of the Central Intelligence Agency's various attempts on his life.

Eventually, however, complications arose because of her attempts to hide her pregnancy, and she nearly died.

Whether they were trying to hinder me or simply creating uncertainty because of their own foreseeing attempts, I cannot tell you.

Darpa has become a controversial agency because of its attempts to help the American electronics industry in such areas as high-definition television.

He became involved in the civil rights movement because of several activists' attempts to attain entrance to the then-all-white university.