1.   A takeover attempt by another corporation is a very real danger to a corporation with dissatisfied stockholders.

2.   Any attempt by the mining company to undertake operations seems certain to run into strong opposition.

3.   Attempts by the Northern Ireland secretary, Humphrey Atkins, to promote a representative assembly, proved a complete failure.

4.   Attempts by the police to restore calm in the area failed.

5.   Attempts by the UK government to prop up the pound on the exchange Markets degenerated into chaos.

6.   But Parks again resisted attempts by the City Council to open an outside investigation of the department.

7.   During a meeting at the Diamond police restrained attempts by loyalist and Catholic youths to break through their fines.