concerted attempt

collocation in English

meaningsofconcertedandattempt

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concerted
adjective[usually before noun]
uk
/kənˈsɜː.tɪd/us
/kənˈsɝː.t̬ɪd/
planned or done together for a ...
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attempt
noun[C]
uk
/əˈtempt/us
/əˈtempt/
the act of trying to do something, especially ...
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(Definition ofconcertedandattemptfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Aconcertedattemptto reconstruct the vocabularies of languages in prehistory has been underway for decades.
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Certainly it is possible that there was aconcertedattemptto use it in this way.
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Now that aconcertedattemptwas being made to take recruitment out of the jobber's hands, the old arguments became redundant.
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Nor is anyconcertedattemptmade to measure the impact - in terms of policy formation and outcomes - that such societies had within the civic arena.
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There was aconcertedattempt, encouraged by the king, to ensure the election of a compliant tory parliament through the use of excommunication in elections in borough seats.
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Radford's chapter is structured along similar lines, but makes more of aconcertedattemptto stay true to the primary literature.
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Jones's contribution is perhaps the chapter that makes the mostconcertedattemptto use empirical data to address the key concepts of master narrative and counter-narrative.
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Barrin was, however, convinced of aconcertedattemptto undermine the authority of the new abbess, with some nuns claiming her letters of provision were defective.
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Problems do not change overnight, but the will to make a serious andconcertedattemptto solve them is what matters.
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What is needed is someconcertedattemptto get the world out of this recession.
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The first theme is the firstconcertedattemptto accommodate the needs and legitimate complaints of developing countries.
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There should be aconcertedattemptto get the world turned round, to get it at least to move in the right direction.
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There must now be aconcertedattemptto explain to the electorate why we take the view that we do.
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The motion and the arguments in support of it ignore the consequences of a serious andconcertedattemptto lower the exchange and interest rates.
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I believe that within limits it is desirable for aconcertedattemptto be made to stabilise currency wherever possible.
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These were a comparatively sophisticated group of prisoners, and they were engaged in aconcertedattemptto subvert discipline in the prison.
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The answer lies in aconcertedattemptto bring down the value of our currency.
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But there has been no evidence of aconcertedattemptby regions to follow their own political agenda.
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We must consider seriously the possibility of making aconcertedattemptto reduce overtime.
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