failed attempt
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffailedandattempt
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failed
adjective[before noun]
uk/feɪld/us/feɪld/
having ...
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attempt
noun[C]
uk/əˈtempt/us/əˈtempt/
the act of trying to do something, especially ...
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(Definition offailedandattemptfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoffailed attempt
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This becomes clear through a study, such as this one, that investigates afailedattemptat constitutional innovation.
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Thefailedattemptto establish this goal in the existing plan network supports expansion, failure, or backtracking as an option.
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After a period of negotiation and afailedattemptto reach agreement, the initiative gained support from all major parties in 1992.
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He simply dismisses postprocessual archaeology as afailedattemptby archaeologists to become social anthropologists of the past.
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The consultant could see her head shake andfailedattemptat speech, and followed it up with a direct question.
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The contrast between these projects and thefailedattemptof the patio houses lead us to the fourth and last conclusion: the social-cultural significance of the flat and its plan.
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The book imagines a course different to what actually occurred with the gradual formation of the profession, and itsfailedattemptto make a cartel out of all building design.
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There has been one instance known to us of afailedattemptover this period.
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The reason for that is obvious, because afailedattemptwould obviously cause more suffering than allowing a dictator to remain.
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After thefailedattemptat privatisation, they simply allowed it to drift rudderless.
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A secondfailedattemptwould, of course, be disastrous.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
There has been only onefailedattemptat a hostile dissolution of a co-operative society.
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This is the thirdfailedattemptto deal with flag of convenience vessels.
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After a firstfailedattempt, it was about time that beneficiaries of international protection finally enjoyed equal treatment with other third-country nationals who are long-term residents.
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Every hour a listener guesses the names of the celebrities and for eachfailedattempt100 is added to the prize fund.
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In 2006, after afailedattemptto save it, the land on which the theatre stood was sold to a real estate developer for $48 million.
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After afailedattemptto chase and nab the duo, the officials draws out several plans to capture both.
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Reports of anosmia were also observed in the 1930s when zinc preparations were used in afailedattemptto prevent polio infections.
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Since 2000, hemp has grown wild here, following afailedattemptin growing it commercially, as a local ordinance allows.
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