A shell from World War I is eventually found, and they make strenuous attempts to fire it for practice.

Ann Veronica made a strenuous attempt to carry out her good resolutions.

An apathetic or hostile population makes life difficult for guerrilleros and strenuous attempts are usually made to gain their support.

Even the Hitler family's most strenuous attempt at the last backfires.

Steve got to his feet and made a strenuous attempt to keep calm but some of the bottled up anger found its way into his voice.

Although the Abbasids made strenuous attempts to forestall it, the marriage was duly solemnised.

As I understand it, she has in fact made no very strenuous attempts to return, though several packets have gone to and fro.

In a small theater, such strenuous attempts at jollity can look obviously artificial.

This high energy consumption, combined with the heavy demand for water, led to even more strenuous attempts to develop the available water power.

During the last year, Austria has made a strenuous attempt to sort things out.