In lowering the rating, Moody's said Mr. Dinkins had made a "credible attempt" in January to deal with the budget problems.

Rap smiled, for that had been a credible attempt at impish, although spoken with a heavy goblin accent.

The program he announced last night is a credible attempt to meet both challenges.

Moody's Cites 'Uncertainties' Moody's Investor's Service lowered its rating of city bonds one notch last week, even though it found a preliminary city budget a "credible attempt to close substantial gaps."

And the tomato and mozzarella salad, while not made with Jersey tomatoes in January, is a credible attempt made better with fresh cheese, grilled artichoke, alfalfa sprouts and cucumber.

Without cynicism, you might say this is a credible attempt to show how an artist - Dvorak or the cellist Jan Vogler - explores and grapples with a piece in progress.

That adjective also describes the dancing of the members of the ensemble, all of whom made credible attempts to look correct.

This theory is a very credible attempt to incorporate all known cosmological data at the time, and indicates the sophistication of Classical Greek thinking.

The first credible attempts at ignition were initially scheduled for 2010, but ignition was not achieved as of September 30, 2012.

This is the challenge demanded of a credible attempt to combat climate change but also a true revolution in manufacturing methods.