111.  But it appears likely to fail, as have several previous efforts, in part because the constitution gives Yeltsin an upper hand in dealing with parliament.

112.  But he noted that the previous efforts by some Thai commercial banks to go international had failed.

113.  But previous efforts have repeatedly broken down.

114.  But previous efforts to cut him off from funds have come up short.

115.  But Republicans in Congress have aggressively fought previous efforts to regulate the tobacco industry.

116.  But several previous efforts have gone nowhere, and the current move also seemed to have little chance of success.

117.  But previous efforts have repeatedly broken down over seemingly irreconcileable differences.

118.  But the businessman, Peter Llewelyn, has not publicly commented on the matter, and several previous Russian efforts to raise money for the Mir have collapsed.

119.  Early Friday, the government declared a limited state of emergency and arrested Seapaul, who has been accused of lying and thwarted all previous efforts to unseat her.

120.  Each side has accused the other of being responsible for the violence of the past six months, and previous U.S. efforts to implement cease-fire agreements have failed.