The snow had covered the nomes' sad attempts at cultivation.

The snow had covered the nomes' sad attempts at culti- vation.

The sad attempt at humour was exactly right.

It appears to be another sad attempt to smoke out Billy Crystal.

A grunt was her only answer, and she regretted her sad attempt at humor.

I just call it a sad attempt at Black Metal.

Kleist was not disturbed by the prostitute's sad attempt at retrieving a scrap of dignity.

He lied to thwart a court proceeding in a sad attempt to conceal.

Another sad attempt at finding herself, Mira supposed.

It is a sad attempt to hide the deep symbolism and national embarrassment of using fear of terrorism to restrict access to Liberty.