51.   By then, Spitzer, a former assistant district attorney in Manhattan, had already made one unsuccessful attempt to win the Democratic nomination for attorney general.

52.   Consequently, there have been only three attempted assassinations of presidential candidates, while four presidents have been killed and another five have had unsuccessful attempts on their lives.

53.   DaimlerChrysler had temporarily renounced most discounts in May, in an unsuccessful attempt to persuade the industry to wean itself of its dependence on discounts.

54.   Donald Simon, who represented Common Cause in its unsuccessful attempt to defend all existing spending limits on parties, agreed.

55.   Earlier notices about the rebate checks also triggered Democratic criticism and unsuccessful attempts not to pay printing and mailing costs.

56.   Eldredge finally took the leap with an unsuccessful attempt during the nationals in January.

57.   He also launched an unsuccessful attempt to secure building rights to the SkyDome, where the Blue Jays play.

58.   He managed Michael Jordan the next season in Birmingham during his unsuccessful attempt to make the major leagues.

59.   He said the process was delayed by a tough commercial real estate market and an unsuccessful attempt late last year to negotiate space with Kaiser Permanente.

60.   He had made several unsuccessful attempts to get in touch with his two teen-age sons and grandmother, who live in Fort Liberte, near the Dominican border.