As the Strangers mount a last, desperate attempt on the Moonbase to stop the villain's suicidal plan, he turns Hexagon against them.

Isabella was unable at any point to mount a serious attempt to regain her claimed territories.

In 1981-82, Lincoln mounted a creditable attempt to reach the Second Division, missing out on promotion by one point.

The research team manages to recover its submersible and mounts an attempt to return to the surface.

The late run of form gave fans hope that next season Southampton could mount a sustained attempt at promotion.

James Stuart had mounted an abortive attempt to regain his throne in 1715-an ill-considered military operation that had failed almost immediately for lack of support.

Then why,' Crofts muttered, 'did the Soviets need to mount a second, totally unnecessary attempt tonight?

They'd no choice: having been presented with Simpson's proposition, they had to mount a genuine attempt to hijack that trials weapon.

With supporter expectation now rising there were hopes that Stoke could soon begin to mount a serious attempt to return to the top flight.

And, finally, he had mounted a last attempt on New York's 71st Street, at a sterile house called Treadstone 71, that nearly succeeded.