In several European countries when railways were first built, and afterward, especially in Germany in 1867, attempts were made to apply this principle widely in the construction of tariffs.
Attempts were made to remodel tariffs all over the country, particularly in the East, to conform to the long and short haul clause.
As is not unusual in theologic controversies, attempts were made to galvanize the dead doctrine into an appearance of life.
As a result of this mode of thought, attempts were made in all parts of Europe to propitiate the Almighty, to thwart Satan, and to stop the plague by torturing and murdering the Jews.
Here and there, physicians more wisely inspired endeavoured to push sanitary measures, and in 1585 attempts were made to clean the streets of Edinburgh; but the chroniclers tell us that "the magistrates and ministers gave no heed.
At multitudes of institutions under theological control--Protestant as well as Catholic--attempts were made to stamp out or to stifle evolutionary teaching.
In the course of Saturday and Sunday the most industrious attempts were made in various quarters to inflame the public mind against the new police.
Attempts were made, in the course of the summer, to effect an adjustment of the subjects in dispute; but these failed, and on the meeting of congress in November, the president recommended vigorous measures of preparation both by sea and land.
Attempts were made by the government party to stifle his voice in uproar, but the house sustained him by repeated and long-continued rounds of applause.
Attempts were made to open negotiations with General Washington, but the commander in chief declined to receive a letter from the English Government addressed to him, not in his official capacity, but as "George Washington, Esq.
Attempts were made by the government to abolish this and other ridiculous fashions, and also to regulate the cost of dress according to the rank and means of the wearer; but the effort met with small success.
Attempts were made to prevent the appointment of special deputy-marshals by forbidding the payment of any compensation to them or to the regular marshals when used in elections.
Attempts were made to construct dug-outs by digging deep pits and then roofing them in with layers of material calculated to burst shells; but this was found to take more time than was required to construct a dug-out by tunnelling.
Attempts were made to get forward by small parties, but with no success, and the battalion was ordered to consolidate its gains as it stood.
Attempts were made to dig out the trenches with their sides at a slope of 6/1, which would enable them to stand in spite of the incessant pressure on their sides due to the absorbed water.
Attempts were made to combat the obstacles which hindered Spanish commerce.
Attempts were made to encourage agriculture, but the spirit of legislative interference and the superior importance accorded the grazing industry were not conducive to progress.
Attempts were made to fix the relation between them, but without great success.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "attempts were" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
