Unfortunately, while he was able to close the gap to only one metre, three successive attempts to dock failed.

Detroit made seven successive field-goal attempts to end the first half.

However they did not experience that much success, failing to make the top five in three successive attempts.

In every successive attempt to throw off the mound, the pain increased.

As in motion pictures, a "take" is each successive attempt at capturing a performance.

In music, a take similarly refers to successive attempts to record a song or part.

There have also been successive attempts throughout the 1980s to restrict the benefits available to immigrants.

The miss was his first at closer than 40 yards since 1986, covering 12 successive attempts.

Despite successive attempts over the next several years, such legislation was never passed.

Since that time successive attempts have been made to reform the position but to no avail.