1.   And in April a Russian-born engineer was shot as he tried to resist a robbery attempt as he and a date walked around Greenwich Village.

2.   A respectable attempt as the foxglove reaches for stardom in Southern gardens.

3.   Diplomats view this attempt as particularly vulnerable should future Russian officials choose to block it.

4.   Ford survived two assassination attempts as president.

5.   In between are such attempts as Dr Perky, Dr Gulpster and Dr Whatever.

6.   Kurdish officials have tried to portray the coup attempt as an American-led effort to overthrow Saddam, but administration officials strongly denied the claim.

7.   Kai Cornwell made his only attempt as a backup last season, and punters Hal Higgins and Dan Dyke are walk-ons.

8.   On his first attempt as a Jet, his holder, Brian Hansen, allowed the football to hit his little finger just as Lowery kicked it.

9.   Terrance Holt sealed the win by blocking an Indiana field goal attempt as time exprired.

10.   A policeman shot and killed his wife Saturday before turning the gun on himself in an unsuccessful suicide attempt as his teenage daughter watched.