Word: attempted
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...became director of Santa Marta seven months ago: "This was a pesthole beyond belief. It was run by drug traffickers, not the guards." Antolin claims a Mexican drug peddler offered him $10,000 a week to allow heroin to be smuggled into Santa Marta; when he refused, an attempt was made to kill...
...Washington, the Carter Administration scrambled to regain its lost leverage. Until now, the Administration's long-range goal has been a Geneva conference at which all parties would attempt to negotiate a comprehensive settlement. Pushed by Sadat's moves, the U.S. has shifted to a two-track strategy: it continues to advocate a Geneva conference, but now accepts Sadat's view that any initiative that might produce results is worth supporting. In the words of one high Administration official, Geneva is no longer a "sacred, juridical" goal; there could be lesser conferences, which might then be ratified...
...most of you never expected an official of Harvard University to come to your home to attempt to convince you to attend Harvard, but football players are a hot commodity nowadays--especially good ones--and it takes a little more than a howdy-do and a postcard to bring the big ones to Harvard...
...years ago, in the midst of the energy crunch, the temperature in the Houses was turned down to 40 degrees, except for special warm areas that housed tutors and students. This attempt to save on heating costs resulted in the flooding of more than 20 suites when the temperature dropped too low and the heating pipes of four Houses froze...
...erroneous to say that church and politics can be separated," Piedra, a minister, said. "One cannot be apolitical in this world," he explained, asserting that any attempt to act apolitically actually supports the existing structure and becomes a political act. Without altering his relaxed tone of voice, Piedra preached: "To serve Jesus within the context of serving the poor is the lesson of the gospels...