Even occasional attempts at putting aside savings backfired. (moneysense.ca)
Occasional attempts are made to derive social norms from nature so conceived, but they are not likely to succeed. (firstthings.com)
I weighed him once a week in a panic but after two months of refusing my occasional attempts to give him milk supplements, I had to admit, that my baby was still gaining weight properly, with solid foods and my milk! (breastfeedingtoday-llli.org)