Word: attempt
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...China to that list. These possible threats are far from being manifest. Currently, none of these nations has a reliable long-range missile that could strike the U.S., and North Korea is the only one to have test-launched a long-range missile, which failed in its single launch attempt. Due to the efforts of Ambassador William Perry, North Korea has agreed to halt testing as long as negotiations with the U.S. proceed...
Helms opposes any administration attempt to seek ABM Treaty modifications that could limit NMD and be coupled with further arms reductions. Texas Gov. George W. Bush has also stated that he would abrogate the treaty if Russia would not allow a missile defense of his choosing...
...long form - putting the nation on track to reach a return rate of 67 percent, or two full points over 1990's final count. The remaining, refractory 33 percent of households that have not returned their completed forms will be visited by a friendly neighborhood census worker, who will attempt an accurate head count as doors are slammed in his or her face...
Last week, over 200 Haitian refugees were found stranded, without food and water, after a failed attempt to escape the escalating violence in their homeland as elections approach. The stories that emerge from refugees sound like they have emerged from a war zone. Some refugees who had been involved with the electoral campaign said that they had received death threats. "We were in misery," said Francisco Martinez, a Haitian whose parents were from the Dominican Republic, to the New York Times last week. "The chiefs in Haiti are killing people. They burn down houses...
...other councillors shy away from Braude and Decker's strong advocacy to force Harvard to face repercussions for its living wage policy and instead attempt to isolate the issue...