11.   Harden has filed new allegations almost daily in an apparent attempt to increase the pressure on Gonzalez.

12.   He was among three Houston Police Department officers called by the prosecution in an apparent attempt to show that Yates made the statement voluntarily and in her right mind.

13.   He wrapped a telephone cord around his neck and then raised his hospital bed in an apparent attempt to hang himself.

14.   In an apparent attempt to further bolster his own opposition, Helms said in a statement that questions about her were raised by the New Zealand government.

15.   In an apparent attempt to introduce the unruly Dostum to statesmanship, an elite unit of U.S. Special Forces reportedly advises him whenever he travels in the north.

16.   In an apparent attempt to soothe wounded German pride after the United States rejected Koch-Weser, Clinton also said he would like see other German candidates.

17.   In Kandahar, the Taliban stronghold in the south, Taliban officials, in an apparent attempt to demonstrate continued control, took journalists on a tour Tuesday.

18.   In an apparent attempt to bring Vajpayee to the table, Russia on Monday urged Pakistan to crack down on the militants who New Delhi says infiltrate into India.

19.   In an apparent attempt to keep the surge under control, City Hall issued new rules governing shelter eligibility.

20.   In apparent attempt to disparage a conclusion with which it disagrees, the dissent attributes our reasoning to natural law.