1.   Before the murder attempt comes the provocation.

2.   One such attempt came to nothing during the Second World War, when a military coup mounted under the pro-Nazi Rashid Ali al-Gailani was defeated.

3.   Attempts at censorship come from all directions.

4.   Aikman threw six incomplete passes, Smith was hammered for a loss of three yards on one carry, and the other attempts simply came up short.

5.   But the discussions are the strongest sign yet that the takeover attempt could be coming to an end.

6.   For Tyson, that attempt will come in the ring.

7.   Her first suicide attempt came when she discovered Minnelli, by then her husband, in bed with a male friend.

8.   His first attempt to leave came last year.

9.   His last pitching attempt came last Friday in Arlington, Tex., before the Yankees played the third game of their division series against the Texas Rangers.

10.   His attempt came after newspapers reported the substance of the phone conversation.