Harry saw in it a direct attempt against himself and his father, or even against the engineer.
Structural test makes no direct attempt to determine if the overall functionality of the circuit is correct.
The bad club split means that a direct attempt to cash the club queen will fail.
It was a direct attempt to get published.
The move was a direct attempt to compete with the Timex Corporation.
That is what a direct attempt against the Borg cube would represent.
Was this a direct attempt by Lord Foul to lay hands on the ring?
The more he thought about it, the less likely another direct attempt at the boy's life seemed.
Considerable losses must have ensued from any direct attempt to force them.
Any direct or indirect attempt to cofinance the common agricultural policy must also be abandoned.