Thousands of Soviet soldiers had paid with their lives for this abortive effort which had also cost us very dear.

Again Angie had the impression that whoever was outside might have made an abortive effort to hold it open.

She made abortive efforts to turn and flee from the spectacle, but her legs would not work.

The result is that electronic coupons are finally making a major impact, after almost a decade of abortive efforts and false starts.

We made an abortive effort to trigger the olfactory nerves with sound, but it just won't work.

Individually, they made abortive efforts to protect the boys.

The attack proved to be disorganized and an abortive effort.

Following several abortive efforts to encourage artist to return to the studios, the media began to speculate on a loss of her voice in 2004.

Thank goodness it does not seem to have been an abortive effort.

Through the 1970s and 1980s, several abortive efforts were made to establish a Sandoz center at the college.