The phrase
"calculated attempt" means a deliberate and planned effort to achieve a specific outcome.
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Sentences with «calculated attempt»
- We see this ban as a total violation of the fundamental human rights of Mr. Sosu; violation of the 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana; discrimination at the highest level and calculated attempt by the Council to deprive the young human rights fighter his means of livelihood. (ghanapoliticsonline.com)
- «The Ugly Truth» is a highly calculated attempt to recalibrate with raunch the family entertainment template and cash in. (csmonitor.com)
- Instead, they fling their fork on the floor, or take off their diaper without telling you, or do any of a million annoying things that may seem like calculated attempts to drive you nuts but are really innocent signs that they are feeling over - whelmed and don't really know why. (nansilver.net)
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