His entire life pattern was a series of failed attempts.

But Plath's suicide was merely the first success in a series of attempts.

These series of British attempts to break through the encirclement did not succeed and their costs were heavy.

One retail executive related a series of attempts to reach a former business associate.

He did, however, make an unsuccessful series of attempts to escape, and was punished after each one.

It is the latest in a series of attempts to reverse the rising trade.

Protecting a client meant more than stopping a series of attempts.

"The result has been a series of misguided attempts to micromanage our foreign policy," he said.

The pair makes a series of unsuccessful attempts to sell the obviously stolen car.

In many cases, these stories will describe a series of failed attempts to make land before the solution is found.