Sentences with phrase «at times attempt»

The Church Committee exposed much of the program, with a full report from Congress stating: «The CIA currently maintains a network of several hundred foreign individuals around the world who provide intelligence for the CIA and at times attempt to influence opinion through the use of covert propaganda.

In the past century theologians have at times attempted to escape the embarrassment of being unable to show how God acts in the natural world as understood by science.

It stands inert, wholly unremarkable and disengaged, at times following biopic tropes and at times attempting to provide something new, never with any measure of legitimate success.

You can't move points to another eligible card if either account is prohibited from earning or using points at the time you attempt to move the points.

For example, dodging is mapped to R2 and almost all of the shoulder buttons have a use in combat, so I found myself at times attempting to push all of the triggers down in order to continue doing damage and dodge an incoming attack.

Not exact matches

The Daily, an abortive attempt at a tablet newspaper launched by News Corp. in 2011 (at an estimated cost of more than $ 60 million) was updated several times a day.

At the same time, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has patted itself on the back highlighting a 36 percent decline in apprehensions from 2008 to 2010 due to fewer people attempting to cross the border.

Here are a few lessons I learned from my first attempt at running a business, making my second time around much smoother.

At the same time, any attempt to depress prices would anger anyone who already owns a home, a massive voting bloc, considering ownership rates now approach 70 %.

In fact, psychological studies have shown that people who attempt to engage in numerous tasks at once can lead to lost productivity and time.

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.

At some point during that time, Scotland could attempt again to breakup with England, or other countries could try to follow Britain out of the EU.

In an attempt to increase the proportion of women in the orchestra, which at the time was below 10 %, the orchestra started implementing blind auditions.

«We want to have a small, massive impact,» Flombaum says, contrasting the approach of attempting to change the lives — and career paths — of a small number of students at a time to that of online education, which can reach a lot of people, but is likely to have just a small affect on each one.

When asked by Fortune assistant managing editor Adam Lashinsky whether it was an attempt to make a statement about management styles or work environments, Mayer explained that the policy was simply what Yahoo (YHOO) needed at the time.

Zuckerberg will also likely aim to appear open and make it clear that Facebook is willing to work with Congress — but at the same time attempt to stand his ground on some regulatory aspects.

I did not know it at the time but Lead Belly had spent time in jail for attempted homicide.

At the same time, House Speaker Paul Ryan has also signaled the legislation may be a precursor to larger attempted cuts into America's social safety net — including Medicare and Social Security.

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.

Like the Italians who used to declare, «At least Mussolini made the trains run on time,» this CEO's half - hearted attempts at paying someone a compliment were so feeble that it would have been better if she'd said nothing at alAt least Mussolini made the trains run on time,» this CEO's half - hearted attempts at paying someone a compliment were so feeble that it would have been better if she'd said nothing at alat paying someone a compliment were so feeble that it would have been better if she'd said nothing at alat all.

It inspired a ton of imitators, and their attempts at real - time marketing aren't always relevant; they can be downright spammy.

Upon hearing of Goodyear's plan to sell the plant, which would put more than 1,000 people out of a job at a time when France is suffering a 10.9 percent unemployment rate, Industry Minister Arnaud Montebourg himself attempted to find a buyer for the plant last year.

«Shakespeare this ain't, and Gears 3 struggles at times with its forced attempts at heart - string pluckery, but I can forgive it as much; gore - starved guns adorned with toothy chainsaws easily atone for any cheesiness suffered along the way... the Gears 3 story continues with what amounts to a blood - drenched tale of woe, suffering, loss and absolution, cathartica that stands out in harsh relief when framed by the»80s era Schwarzenegger - ness of most of the dialogue.

Still, AT&T, which is making the largest recent attempt at vertical integration with its proposed $ 85 billion acquisition of Time Warner, has been sued by the Department of Justice to stop the deal.

A government official briefed on the inquiry told the Times the FBI was looking into the attempted cyber attack but was not carrying out similar investigations at other news organizations.

Each attempted to influence the debate, and at various times eachseemed to be, briefly, in control of the narrative.

After more failed attempts than I would like to admit at the perfect hard - boiled egg, I discovered this little beauty — perfect every time and you never end up with egg on your face... or your desk.

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?»

Though her owner, photographer Sandra Boos, managed to bring the animal in the first time, the 20 - year - old pony ran much further in her second attempt, prompting an onlooker to call the police at 5:30 p.m.

«You are the most diverse class in Northeastern's history — in other words, you are Donald Trump's worst nightmare... I think that everything that we've lived and learned tells us that we will never come out on top if we accept advice from soundbite salesmen and carnival barkers who pretend the most powerful country on Earth can remain great by looking inward and hiding behind walls at a time that technology has made that impossible to do and unwise to even attempt.

Attempts at capturing the essence of Steve Jobs, the temperamental genius who built one of the world's most valuable companies, have been made before and will likely be made many times more.

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.

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 financtime 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 financTime Inc, including an attempt earlier this year that fell apart because the Des Moines - based publisher couldn't secure enough financing.

There were concerns at the time that Sun News was some kind of nefarious attempt by Péladeau to push Canadian political opinion farther to the right, especially because of Teneycke's involvement, which earned the channel the nickname Fox News North.

That said, some tasks felt sluggish, especially if I attempted more than a few at a time.

Past attempts at similar net - neutrality laws were shot down in court in part because ISPs were considered «information service providers» at the time under Title I of the Communications Act.

After attempting this experiment for a month and failing many times (what would YOU have done at the grocery checkout with four kids and a full cart only to realize you forgot cash??)

The peg, which was introduced in Sept. 2011, was an attempt to halt the rise of the franc — a traditional haven currency for investors — against the euro at a time when the eurozone debt crisis was at its height.

And one of Royal Caribbean International's first video streams was disrupted by a viewer posting the alphabet one letter at a time, in an attempt to clog the comment feed.

At the same time, they are comfortable in their own skin and therefore do not attempt to please others.

The Democratic senator's proposed legislation will face an unlikely road to passage, considering that most lawmakers (including those in the White House) are reluctant to end the drug's federal prohibition, but the bill is still the latest attempt by a prominent politician to update federal marijuana laws at a time when a clear majority of Americans support legalization.

The plan is an attempt to handle several situations at one time.

At the time, Pai said it was «sad... to witness the FCC's unprecedented attempt to replace that freedom with government control.»

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.

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Veritas had previously attempted to sell Excelitas in 2014, Reuters reported at the time, but no deal was reached.

The hackers behind the biggest crypto heist of all time are attempting to sell their stolen coins, according to an executive at the NEM Foundation.

Unifor attempted to enter evidence that building Kinder Morgan would cost jobs; shipping out unprocessed solid bitumen to refineries in other countries ships out Canadian jobs at the same time and increases the carbon footprint of the product.

Kraken's market price protection system attempts to protect those being liquidated by pausing at times to allow liquidity to fill in but there is no guarantee that others are willing and able to provide that liquidity.