After several attempts at a name were rejected a community meeting was held.

She has no idea why he rejects her attempts to support him.

He rejected the city's attempt to consider other issues like revenue.

These cases rejected the state's attempt to determine the limits of federal power.

The first attempt at passing the tax cuts was rejected by Congress in 1963.

The first attempt had been rejected by voters in the 1959 referendum.

He rejected attempts by the American economy to win itself a prominent position in this mission.

And like them, he rejected attempts at grand abstract systems of explanation.

A third attempt in August 2011 was again rejected with a vote of 613 against unionization to 367 for it.

Each attempt to improve the commercial success of the Carnival spectacle was being rejected.