1.   As already noted, the attempt was a qualified success and encountered serious obstacles.

2.   Attempts are therefore being made to assess activities and processes in more natural settings, either real or simulated.

3.   But the second attempt was a modest success.

4.   But these well-meant attempts were bound to fail from the sheer perversity of the enterprise.

5.   Equally it is to be welcomed that two major attempts have been made to address the general nature of Conservative ideology.

6.   Even now, although the latest rebellion has been contained, military leaders say another coup attempt is possible.

7.   Fewer attempts are made to integrate or reconcile competing perspectives at an editorial level.

8.   However, there was no attempt to exonerate the reputation of the dead man.

9.   In an effort to regain equilibrium in the enterprise there are attempts to negotiate a settlement.