11.   A family of farmers that rescued Phoenix from a pile of carcasses had refused repeated attempts by government officials to finish off the calf.

12.   A doting scribe made repeated attempts to have Rafter analyze himself.

13.   Abusers often succeed after repeated attempts at rehabilitation, he noted.

14.   After repeated attempts to grease the gum out, he gave up and wielded the scissors, instead.

15.   After repeated attempts to make him pay child support, he made his first payment recently.

16.   After repeated attempts to kill her, she persuaded a friend to act as a bodyguard.

17.   Al-Shibh failed in repeated attempts to gain a U.S. visa earlier this year.

18.   Both men have publicly disputed the charges, and repeated attempts to reach them by telephone for comment were unavailing.

19.   But German banks have failed at repeated attempts to merge with one another, and shareholders have been skeptical about the benefits to be found in such deals.

20.   But he said his repeated attempts in recent years to negotiate a federal or state buyout of existing homes along the riverfront had been rebuffed.