Sentences with phrase «at least an attempt at»

I've been a little under the weather the past few days, but I'm not letting that get in my way of at least an ATTEMPT at some R&R.

And there is at least an attempt at substance.

i agree but this bill should have gotten passed I mean the state wastes money carelessly on war but they can't spend money on a bill that can at least attempt at preventing animal cruelty since its a huge issue.

One of the bigger additions to this update is the addition of a narrative, or at least an attempt at one.

But, through my feelings of obligation to make at least an attempt at family bonding time, I sat there and tried to contribute.

To the several who have asked... here's at least my attempt at a slightly more plain language synopsis... these are the actual words, condensed to what seem (at least to me) the key points, with minor changes to help readability:

Cattle herding was a necessary evil in Red Dead Redemption: not quite fun or rewarding, but at least an attempt at old timey domestic farm chores.

Not exact matches

Almost all the annotations were at least attempting a close reading - they were genuinely, though imperfectly, trying to add context to the text and make it easier to understand.

Seattle's attempt to rebalance those scales, at least in a minor way, follows a February move by Philadelphia to stop criminally prosecuting low - level marijuana offenses.

Previous attempts to divine health care reform's fate have proven foolhardy (or at least ill - fated).

As it turns out, it's not just the Hulk Hogan case: Thiel admitted in his interview with the Times that he decided several years ago to secretly fund multiple cases in an attempt to cripple the company, and that there is at least one other case before the courts that he's involved in.

By parallel, if you forbid a company from competing for government contracts for 10 years, those are 10 years during which they will engage in precisely zero instances of attempted bribery or other acts of corruption, at least with regard to bribery or corruption of Canadian officials.

Comments: «One thing is clear that this is the beginning of an attempt to bring the fiscal deficit under control or at least start to address it.

The lawsuit filed in Santa Clara Superior Court alleged that Anderson violated his contract by attempting to recruit at least a dozen Tesla engineers, taking confidential and proprietary information, and doctoring and destroying evidence to «cover his tracks — all for the benefit of a competing venture he launched while still a Tesla employee.»

Attempt to get at least 7 hours of sleep per night with the goal of going to bed and getting up at the same time each day.

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If you mark the items down, you can then make an attempt to finish them all — or at least a good portion of them.

I applaud McDonald's for at least making some attempts to get families to engage more in public, to put the phones down.

My Little Pony - owner Hasbro made a new acquisition approach to Mattel, after the two had made at least two prior attempts at a deal.

(Note: Sometimes, you have to pay up if there's no option, but at least attempt to earn it first.)

McGill's Melville says MBA applicants have spent, on average, at least five years on the job before attempting to enrol.

The founders knew of at least three earlier attempts to create a beer for the gay market, and they saw much that they could improve upon.

The main feature of the movement, as described in the story, is an attempt to eliminate or at least minimize the role of middlemen by reconnecting producers and consumers.

In a deposition brought by Sir Martin Broughton, the Liverpool chairman at the time is asked if he understood «there was at least an attempt to contact Bill Gates and Bob Kraft in the US?»

The deal marked the culmination of at least a decade of attempts to marry the politically sensitive Proton with a foreign carmaker, with GM and Volkswagen both walking away at different times.

As business leaders, we must attempt to plan and develop strategy, to at least stay apace with the most profitable buyers, if not a step or two ahead.

Nobody wants to look back on their life when they're old and gray and say, «If I had only...» Leverage the power of regret for the positive through mental visualization by imagining what life would be like if you didn't at least attempt to pursue your passion.

This is at least the third time that Meredith has tried to buy Time Inc, including an attempt earlier this year that fell apart because the Des Moines - based publisher couldn't secure enough financing.

At least one psychologist has attempted to create a «psychological portrait» of Trump in the June 2016 issue of the Atlantic using information gathered from the media, his own public statements, and his biographies.

Healthy communication is essential to making long - distance relationships work, so make sure that you're at least attempting to form some sort of plan.

Craig Baxley, who was responsible for plunging the lethal injection syringe into at least eight prisoners, has himself attempted suicide and is now on six types of medication for PTSD and depression.

So Crull's attempt — successful, at least in part — to interfere with reporting at CTV is a dire offence.

That lead remains safe at least into 2017, after an attempt by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (teva) to release a generic version failed to pass FDA muster earlier this year.

The Commission has presented evidence that, from at least April 2010 to January 2012; July 2012 to June 2014; and September 2014 to present («Relevant Period»), Defendants have manipulated, attempted to manipulate and / or spoofed the near month of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange E-mini S&P futures contract («E-mini S&P»).

Only, this time, the vast riches with no strings attached were actually true, at least according to Malaysia's attorney - general, who attempted Tuesday to draw under a line under a scandal that has badly dented the image of the relatively prosperous south - east Asian country.

«It has always saddened me that Canada is probably one of the only school systems in the world (or at least the world wealthy enough for full, functioning educational systems) that does not require at least an attempt to learn a second language.»

Britain, which understandably objects to having its sovereignty violated for an assassination attempt with a flashy Soviet - era nerve agent, would appear to be in good company this week: at least 24 nations expelled Russian diplomats Monday in a show of solidarity against the Kremlin's likely poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yuliya in Salisbury earlier this month.

Or, at least that's the picture the political pundits paint in their attempts to deconstruct this new political powerhouse: the Canadian millennial.

Nevertheless, we are not yet listing either ETF as an «official» trade setup because we first prefer to see at least a bit of broad market stabilization, which would reduce the odds of a false breakout if these ETFs attempt to move to new «swing highs.»

The talks between CVS and Aetna appear to be in part an attempt to fend off a move by Amazon into the drug - selling business — or at least to insulate the companies in case Amazon does invade.

Holacracy is ostensibly an attempt to change that — or, at least, provide a veil of empowerment (or some combination of the two).

The company was obliged to at least attempt to comply with my data request: Two months later, Cambridge Analytica delivered an incomplete summary of my data file in an Excel spreadsheet via email.

We don't know how far back Facebook's history of data on its users extends, how that data is stored and backed up, but this is one way to at least make an attempt at sticking it to the platform before you leave it forever.

Or, at least that's the picture the political pundits paint in their attempts to deconstruct this new...

The fires, which incinerated at least 30 buildings in the core of Lac - Mégantic, a tourist town of 6,000 people about 150 miles east of Montreal, limited the work of accident investigators, as well as attempts to search for survivors and the remains of victims.

«You have attempted to perpetuate this false narrative for over a year; a narrative that has been consistently denied by all parties since at least 2011.»

Thanks to Keith Weiner of Monetary Metals for at least attempting a reply to your secretary / treasurer's recent commentary --

At the very least I'll be attempting to use this to see how well (or otherwise) I'm positioned to retire early.

If an ETF or stock is trying to move above that resistance level, it typically requires at least several attempts.

Creation is beautiful and good, and humanity upholds God's image within it; creation is fallen, evil, corrupt; creation can be, and will be, restored — that triune intuition of Christian faith provides a template of meaning that at least attempts an answer to Gauguin's questions.