Word: attempting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...another attempt to impose American standards, Commerce Secretary Mickey Kantor has decided that because the U.S. punishes its nationals for paying bribes to obtain contracts, American firms unfairly lose billions in global business deals. In Europe such bribes are not only legal but usually tax deductible. So Kantor is pressing other countries hard to adopt U.S. corrupt-practices law. He is warning that if foreign competitors do not, he may go to Congress for stronger laws, and sanctions might be in the offing...
...meld into emotions that attempt to live forever. It was not only that Willie turned his back and took off. It was the green continent of grass on which he ran and the waiting to see if he would catch up with the ball and the reek of your sweat and of everyone who sat like Seurat dots in the stadium, in the carved-out bowl of a planet that shines pale in daylight, bright purple and emerald at night...
...weeks ago, I sat down for sushi with one of my co-workers. Before I could attempt to order, my co-worker, Mr. Ishii, lit up a cigarette and ordered a round of beers. Normally, this would not be shocking. After all, nearly every day I have gone out for dinner and drinks after work, and more often than not, my hosts have been chain smokers. The odd thing about this night is that dinner came after an hour of sweating at my company's health club...
Perhaps the passion of many Japanese for flying in the face of death is simply an attempt to prevent themselves from being too perfect...
...already has spurred San Diego natives to enact emergency legislation, plan for mass arrests, fight over billboards and invent new ice cream flavors. Local law enforcement officials are anticipating significant squabbling over the question of abortion. San Diego police have a rapid-response plan to arrest any protesters who attempt to shut down abortion clinics during the convention. Local judges have drawn up an "emergency court session plan" to handle the judicial overload should the police arrest large numbers of anti-abortion protesters. Police are also getting ready for rowdy Democratic protesters. In an oddly bureaucratic approach to protest gatherings...