1.   Nowhere is this paradox more apparent than in the attempts of philosophers to theorize about the self.

2.   Except when Kennedy denounced attempts of character assassination against her, they did not act as her advocates and merely sought to get her testimony on record.

3.   Nevertheless, many on the Left could not fail to notice the consistent attempts of the Party to benefit from the Civil War.

4.   Analysts generally are skeptical Bank of New York could mount a credible takeover attempt of State Street.

5.   And he has defiantly blocked the small attempts of the new interim government, which contains members of the opposition, to assert some control.

6.   Another single followed before Braves catcher Javier Lopez got cute and his pickoff attempt of Brown at second base sailed into center field.

7.   Any claim that only one dialect is acceptable should be viewed as an attempt of one social group to exert its dominance over another.

8.   Anyone who loves Dr Pepper is wise to the crafty attempts of competitors in the industry to copycat the formula Charles Alderton whipped up at the Old Corner Drug.

9.   Beyond even the issues of care and education are the attempts of children to make sense of a disaster that came with no warning and destroyed so much.

10.   Bond yields should remain locked at historically low levels as attempts of banks and securities companies to restructure could weigh on the economy, he said.