successive attempt

collocation in English

meaningsofsuccessiveandattempt

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withattempt.
successive
adjective[before noun]
uk
/səkˈses.ɪv/us
/səkˈses.ɪv/
happening one after the other without ...
See more atsuccessive
attempt
noun[C]
uk
/əˈtempt/us
/əˈtempt/
the act of trying to do something, especially ...
See more atattempt

(Definition ofsuccessiveandattemptfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsuccessive attempt

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
After eachsuccessiveattemptto find the right answer, he has found that his previous answer was wrong.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Repeatability is the error between a number of successive attempts to move the machine to the same position.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Generally speaking, the years 1894-1914 were marked by various successive attempts to improve sampling methods.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The arguments made on behalf of the individual were rightly tested either in the courts or through successive attempts to change the law.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Successive attempts at treaties of commerce have not been able to solve the problem.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Successive attempts were made by union officials, shop stewards and convenors to get talks goings.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Successive attempts have been made to tighten up this issue.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We are rightly proud of our education system, but there have been successive attempts to anglicise and destroy it.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I take as my prime modern example the defeat of successive attempts to impose a prices and incomes policy as an alternative means of controlling the economy through statute.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Shaping relies on behavioral modification techniques, in which successive attempts to produce speech is reinforced.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Successive attempts at intervention seem to have been unsuccessful and probably ignored.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Unfortunately, she did not receive her best mark in the qualifying rounds, after failing to jump at a specific distance in three successive attempts.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Such bending would make the gripper easier to close on successive attempts, while the grippers with springs that did not bend would remain constant.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Successive attempts at improving the quality of the water have been rewarded by the return of salmon.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
She placed twenty-ninth in the preliminary rounds, with a score of 207.00 points, after six successive attempts.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
He received no mark in the qualifying round, after failing to throw the hammer at a specific distance in three successive attempts.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
However, successive attempts by physicians to transfuse animal blood into humans gave variable, often fatal, results.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
There is currently some confusion of the identity of these metal ions, as successive attempts to identify them yield different answers.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
He placed twenty-third out of thirty divers in the preliminary round, with a total score of 392.30, after six successive attempts.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofsuccessive
Go to the definition ofattempt
See other collocations withattempt