bold attempt
collocation in Englishmeaningsofboldandattempt
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bold
adjective
uk/bəʊld/us/boʊld/
not frightened ...
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attempt
noun[C]
uk/əˈtempt/us/əˈtempt/
the act of trying to do something, especially ...
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(Definition ofboldandattemptfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This is aboldattemptto synthesise disparate, confusing and incomplete data.
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Her quest for understanding had reached aboldattemptto interpret the most difficult scriptural text of all.
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This book is to be commended for itsboldattemptand superb coverage that synthesises such political issues.
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This edited volume is aboldattemptto examine the legacies of this political achievement.
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Such aboldattemptto break into the broader field of general theory building requires a strong introduction to set the scene for the subsequent chapters.
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It is a veryboldattemptto deal with the many safety and health problems of the miners.
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It was aboldattemptto solve the not easily solved, to bring together apparently conflicting interests and ideas.
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An attempt, admittedly aboldattempt, to deal with it by an outside authority has failed.
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Clause 9 is aboldattempttowards that objective.
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It was aboldattemptto overturn the tradition of centuries in our proceedings.
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At any rate, although many of its terms may be disliked, it is aboldattemptto solve the problem of unemployment.
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They are aboldattemptto try to do something in some of the worst areas.
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The only way to deal with this problem is aboldattemptto wipe out the legacy we have inherited from the industrial revolution.
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The hospital building programme, published in 1962, was aboldattemptto set us on the road to a hospital system worthy of the nation.
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I believe that if aboldattemptwas made to eliminate rabbits in a given area, it could be done.
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We are very sympathetic towards this aim, and we are anxious that he should succeed in hisboldattemptto liquidate this problem once and for all.
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This was aboldattemptto address multiple parties and interests at once.
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