"What it appears to be is an attempt to save face with the government, which is asking for help,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.03

Speaking to supporters in the village of Teyit, Mr.Bakiyev, said there is an attempt to divide the country between north and south.

VOA: standard.2010.04.12

The vote,which has been postponed several times since 2005, is an attempt to find a lasting political solution to nearly a decade of internal conflict in the once stable West African nation.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

It read: "This is to inform you that an attempt will be made to supply Fort Sumter with food only.

VOA: special.2009.08.06

Critics say "Lines,Vines and Trying Times" is an attempt by the band to move into the adult market without dismissing younger fans.

VOA: special.2009.06.19

If an attempt is made to put more men in Fort Sumter, a war cry will be sounded from every hilltop and valley in the South."

VOA: special.2009.08.06

The pro-secular campaigners charged that the probe is an attempt by the government to silence the opposition force.

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

He is also believed to have been involved in a botched attempt to shoot down an Israeli charter jet leaving the Mombasa airport the same day.

VOA: standard.2009.09.17

(Music) Google is making changes to the way it handles news content, in an apparent attempt to appease news providers who claim the Internet search giant is undermining their ability to charge subscribers.

VOA: standard.2009.12.05

It also comes in the wake of the Pope's visit, which I think is also setting the groundwork for sort of a cultural dialogue, an attempt to have a new start at the level of symbols and culture and try and erase some of the hostility of the last 8 or 9 years,".

VOA: standard.2009.05.09