61.   He was hired by Hilton about three years ago, and since then, has made several unsuccessful attempts to acquire major hotel companies.

62.   He used it in an unsuccessful attempt to hijack a German aircraft and was sent to Colditz.

63.   He spent millions on an unsuccessful attempt to develop small nuclear fusion reactors, financing a team led by Robert W. Bussard, a nuclear scientist.

64.   He spoke warmly of working with Gov. George Pataki in an unsuccessful attempt to pass charter-school legislation in Albany this year.

65.   High-resolution scans show tracks on the jawbone that may indicate an unsuccessful attempt to drain the abscess.

66.   His surrogates forcefully stripped the platform of all signs of immigrant-bashing, and made an unsuccessful attempt to moderate the plank opposing gays in the military.

67.   His comment, at a Senate Finance Committee hearing, came after five experts on tax fraud described their unsuccessful attempts to get the IRS to act.

68.   I interviewed him three times on Death Row in an unsuccessful attempt to find out, literally, where the bodies were buried.

69.   Immigrants report that many people give up after several unsuccessful attempts.

70.   In another twist Tuesday, a juror who had been dismissed from the case appeared before a federal judge in an unsuccessful attempt to be reinstated.