Sentences with phrase «only attempt»

Years ago I lost a fairly substantial amount in my first and only attempt at working with a broker who invested too much in tech stocks.

He not only attempted it, he believed it could be done.

Remember, safety comes first, so only attempt what is safe and build in enough slack time to do each experiment slowly enough to do it well.

So far only attempted with highly motivated class - probably need tweaking for less able or ambitious.

It takes an average of eight contact attempts to close a deal, and most reps only attempt twice.

It takes an average of eight contact attempts to close a deal, and most sales reps only attempt twice.

They were only attempting what many of us have been trained to do: observe, describe and explain the phenomena.

I can of course only attempt a preliminary answer, for my work is far from complete.

While some debt collectors have this information in advance of an initial contact, many debt collectors only attempt to validate a debt if the consumer requests during the thirty day period.

In the event, there was no fraud; only an attempt at fraud.

She not only attempts to unfold new meanings from the biblical text, but she also knows the ancient cultures in which she is studying like the back of her hand.

Weightage and smooth moving averages, however, are usually only attempted by experienced traders who are deploying complex strategies.

It is only the attempt of others to convert me, that I find abhorrent.

Larsson also only attempted to take on one player.

In particular, Lup et al. [14] only attempted to correlate Instagram usership with depressive symptoms, and Andalibi et al. [15] employed a time - consuming qualitative coding method which the authors acknowledged made it «impossible to qualitatively analyze» Instagram data at scale (p. 4).

What this means is if organizations only attempt to reach buyers on static informational factors, as mentioned above, their messages will fall on deaf ears or be a part of a chorus all competitors are singing.

Plantinga, in positing «Satan and his cohorts» as the «explanation» for nonmoral evil is admittedly only attempting to defend the consistency of belief both in God and nonmoral evil.

One need only attempt to describe the lunatic intricacies of Hamann's prose to realize how impossible it is adequately to convey a sense of its frenzied ingenuity.

With all due respect, the bishops» proposed solution to the illegal - immigration problem only attempts to solve the smaller part of an overall and much more serious problem.

I've only attempted bagels once before and I'm ashamed to say it really didn't work out too well.

though i have only attempted scones once before... and they were a bit finicky and so i won't lie, i'm a bit apprehensive to attempt scone dough again.

In 90 minutes, France only attempted one through ball.

I twisted my ankle the other week, and have only attempted heels once since these semi-heel boots have been saving me.

Whether it plays off of incest, rape, child abduction, child abuse, or child endangerment, the film is only an attempted child molestation scene from exploring nearly every disturbing avenue possible with this material and still hold on to the PG - 13 rating.

Unfortunately these starker moments only attempt to cover the overwhelming sentimentality and quick emotional conversions of these characters.

What if the National Funding Formula only attempted to directly fund schools for the basic minimum cost of running a school?

That's why the specification only attempts to address how a reading system can pick renditions based on what were perceived to be common use cases for having multiple renditions in containers.

The F35 will now only attempt to enter Hover at low altitudes, though it will maintain the hover until forward flight is resumed, even if it reaches high altitude.

This Luigi only attempts to get to the end of the stage, usually avoiding any secrets or unneeded power - ups.

In positional bargaining, each side only attempts to pursue their own needs and wants, without regard to its negative impact on labour - management relations.

Horgan's evidence only attempted to explain the delay from 2008 to the spring of 2011.

The Thermomix pulls this information from a digital cookbook, and new machines come with a at home, an hour of prep time means we'll probably only attempt this recipe for a special occasion.

«He is not only attempting at doing the roads, I can see that the projects have been given to competent contractors who are doing a good job.

Some female methods of birth control (including the birth control pill / patch / shot and IUDS) do not only attempt to prevent an egg from being released or stop the sperm from reaching the egg.

This is not a dangerous type of insulin resistance (as in Type 2 Diabetes), but only an attempt by the body to hold on to fat as it may be needed for survival.

He's also only attempting 2.7 threes per game.

As for the fight with Valkyrie, it can be pretty tough so only attempt it once you get the second weapon, Blades of Chaos.

Both Bell and Vidéotron offer this sort of service in Quebec, but so far the only attempt in English Canada was a four - month trial balloon by Rogers in London, Ont.

Carefully controlled experiments not only attempted to divine the shape of a demand curve — which shows just how much of a product people will buy as you keep raising the price, allowing retailers to find the optimal, profit - maximizing figure.

You can only attempt to do so..

To assert that atheists have committed atrocities too is only an attempt to share blame.

Both sides need to drop the insults and talk, but each side (as we have learned from political types) only attempt to talk, rather than listen.

If we accept that fasting is not only an attempt to discipline the body, but above all an attempt to eradicate the weaknesses (which St. John Damascenecalls passions [27]-RRB- of the soul, then what we practise in fasting will naturally have an effect on our prayer.

Like all of his books after Black Robe (his only attempt at historical fiction), it takes the form of a thriller, with a seductively relentless pace reminiscent of Simenon at his best.

Calling someone double - minded is only an attempt to shame someone out of free thinking.

Without it the man will only attempt to subject the woman to the demands of his own body, and his own psyche, frequently harming her in the process.