| first attempt | 37.85 | That was the first attempt? | ||
| previous attempt | 25.81 | Two previous attempts failed. | ||
| failed attempt | 23.37 | Dystopias are failed attempts at utopias. | ||
| second attempt | 21.26 | But he had a second attempt. | ||
| unsuccessful attempt | 16.79 | An unsuccessful attempt to fix the faucet ourselves. | ||
| apparent attempt | 16.33 | Blast an apparent attempt to thwart peace talks. | ||
| repeated attempt | 15.87 | He never succeeded in spite of repeated attempts. | ||
| latest attempt | 11.39 | Their latest attempt failed. | ||
| earlier attempt | 10.47 | An earlier attempt had failed. | ||
| desperate attempt | 10.07 | She made a desperate attempt to move. | ||
| takeover attempt | 9.87 | Such a move sometimes precedes a takeover attempt. | ||
| third attempt | 9.61 | Third attempt. | ||
| recent attempt | 7.50 | Recent attempts to cut staff provoked clashes with unions. | ||
| serious attempt | 7.04 | That may be why serious attempts are rare. | ||
| last-ditch attempt | 6.98 | And each team had a big last-ditch attempt. | ||
| last attempt | 6.78 | This will be the last attempt. | ||
| new attempt | 6.19 | WTO makes new attempt to appoint leader. | ||
| final attempt | 5.86 | On the final attempt, I did it. | ||
| futile attempt | 5.86 | It was a futile attempt, of course. | ||
| further attempt | 5.20 | Further attempts to fight the fire were abandoned. |