blatant attempt

collocation in English

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blatant
adjective
uk
/ˈbleɪ.tənt/us
/ˈbleɪ.tənt/
very obvious and intentional, when this is 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 ofblatantandattemptfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is ablatantattemptto pacify the supporters of the poll tax.
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It would therefore seem ablatantattemptby these operators to hide the age of their coaches.
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I do object to ablatantattemptto waste time in order not to accept another defeat.
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I trust that he will stand firm and see that thisblatantattemptto frustrate a building preservation order does not succeed.
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It is not surprising, therefore, that the measure should be interpreted as ablatantattemptto replace one leader by another.
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The only explanation of that is that this is the mostblatantattemptto bribe the electorate.
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This was ablatantattemptto conceal what was new in those proposals.
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This piece of legislation is ablatantattemptto silence trade union opposition to government policies and to limit unions' political activities.
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It was ablatantattemptto try to fool her into leaving a tip on top of the service charge.
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What are we going to do to see that that sort ofblatantattempton neighbouring countries is not made?
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This is a subtle—no, not a subtle but a deliberate andblatantattemptto warp our judgment.
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That is ablatantattemptto stifle scrutiny and criticism.
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A moreblatantattemptat blackmail it would be difficult to imagine.
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The clause is ablatantattemptat privatisation.
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We have recently seen theirblatantattemptto nobble the judiciary in the immigration appeal tribunal system, although, happily, that has now been stopped.
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That is now shown to be ablatantattemptto mislead my constituents, although my constituents were must too sensible to fall for it.
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Not only that; this is not only a panic measure but ablatantattemptto buy votes.
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The amendments are ablatantattemptto reintroduce the previous government's "grammar-school-in-every-town" policy which failed miserably.
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If so, does he think that that is fair, or will he admit that it is ablatantattemptto force real cuts?
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There is absolutely nothing whatsoever in that criticism; it is a naked and quiteblatantattemptto get a privilege above all other taxpayers for a particular class of taxpayer.
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