Sentences with phrase «occasional attempts»

Even occasional attempts at putting aside savings backfired.

Occasional attempts are made to derive social norms from nature so conceived, but they are not likely to succeed.

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!

He never projects much in the way of ambition or vision; his fixation is always emotional, and the occasional attempts to match his motives to his accomplishments don't resonate.

For four years, he and Cosby in their scenes together comprised one of the funniest comedy double acts seen on television, his innocent yet conniving Griffin Vesey making the perfect foil to Cosby's ill - tempered curmudgeon Hilton Lucas; another highlight of his portrayal (and a clever «in» joke referring back to his work in Cool Runnings) were Griffin's occasional attempts to impress women by passing himself off as a West Indian, affecting a Jamaican accent.

But it's even light on music, besides the occasional attempt by Christophe Beck's score to assist failing gags.

The only downside to the film is the occasional attempts to be too hip for it's own good, spawning a few weak moments, but there's definitely more hit than miss in this fun and wild adventure.

My occasional attempts to challenge the (90 %) certainty about AGW expressed on this site seems to have received shorter shrift than usual.

Even now there are occasional attempts to improve the functioning and design of assistive devices.

Generally speaking, regarding our occasional attempt at humour (successful or not), the aim is always to create a column that will be interesting and hold readers» attention.