(1) I refuse to talk about my abortive attempt at qualifying for the Hanley Cup lest I depress myself even more.

(2) The documentary, due out in the autumn, will follow a mountaineering novice on his attempt to conquer Everest.

(3) It's a good time to encounter difficult people or attempt arduous tasks.

(4) This is my second attempt at a blog, I hadn't posted to my other one in ages and I wasn't too happy with it so I've scrapped it and started again.

(5) It was a futile attempt

(6) I have been preparing for the record attempt since Christmas.

(7) The monument was erected as a tribute to three people who died trying to halt tanks during the coup attempt .

(8) Sue designed the website herself and for a first attempt at web design it is an ambitious project!

(9) Karakozov made an attempt on the tsar's life

(10) As I wait for the next workshop image, I write this article as my first attempt at humor.

(11) Any attempt at talking politics ended in a fit of laughter

(12) There is no getting away from the fact the bill does not even attempt to resolve the difficult issues underlying and surrounding it.

(13) The expedition was the first to attempt Everest

(14) An attempt on the unclimbed north-east ridge

(15) It was only an attempt to get a few votes

(16) To the right you'll see my aborted attempt at a National Poetry Month Poster Contest entry.

(17) If they are to gain promotion at the first attempt they will have done it against the odds.

(18) He now says that his attempt on the world record will be put back at least a couple of months while he attempts to overcome the problem with the compressed air.

(19) Mike was in full control of his bike at all times, but was given directions and driving advice by a friend who rode along behind him during the record attempt .

(20) Now there is very little to prevent them from making history and advancing beyond a World Cup group at the first attempt .