heroic attempt

One of the young boys died in his heroic attempt.

In such cases, reducing pain may be a better use of resources than heroic attempts to save lives.

He perished in this heroic attempt to save the ship.

His mouth worked in a heroic attempt to remain serious-and failed.

In a heroic attempt to regain and focus the attention of the group, Erin raised her volume slightly.

Heroic attempts such as crit.org have sometimes collapsed totally.

Proud and heartbroaken, it is an heroic attempt to remember."

Usually it is justice or at least a heroic attempt at justice.

In spite of prayers and heroic attempts, Felix could never get beyond that last bite.

I yelled, as I made a heroic attempt to knee him in the balls.

Dobry's scheme was an heroic attempt to improve the planning control system to everyone's satisfaction.

"I suppose you know that gentleman has made a very heroic attempt to get you fired," he said.

"The outside temperature is hot enough to melt lead, so I would not advise any heroic attempts to escape.

An heroic attempt to put out the fire was made by the local fire brigade but the flames had gained too great a hold.

It was then that the nobleman managed to throw himself over his confessor in a heroic attempt to protect him.

We love the heroic instinct, the heroic attempt.

Even the few surviving captured Mree, who despite heroic attempts had all eventually died, thought their race had been wiped out.

One striking feature of this report is its heroic attempt to urge the Commission to throw its full institutional weight into the balance.

A dead artist's paintings could now be very valuable, particularly considering the publicity given Paul's heroic attempt to save the damsel in distress.

A heroic attempt was made by Wigwag, which was started in 1989 but had to suspend publication early this year for lack of financing.

His statement was amply supported by the heroic attempts the teammates made to roll the concrete-filled metal tube using a chain that kept falling off.

After your valiant rescue job and your heroic attempt to turn a profit off that Puddle creature, you deserve a reward.

It's a heroic attempt on my part to provoke him into scoring an audacious 57-ball 109 to win this match and save England from the whitewash.

With Duke trailing by 75-74, Langdon signaled for his teammates to clear out, but was called for traveling as he made one final heroic attempt.

Admiral Cervera's squadron was overrun in a heroic attempt to break a powerful American blockade off Cuba.