This has not stopped any number of such attempts being made, however.

Given the number of failed attempts most now feel as though a fourth class will never be added.

And after a number of attempts to buy something, she discovered her mistake.

There have also been a number of attempts to break into my systems, but nothing I couldn't handle.

A number of attempts to Transfer there had been made, all without success.

There have been any number of attempts on my life.

Any number of attempts by you to sort this out failed.

There have reported number of attempts to force the paper to stop its distribution in recent times.

There were a number of failed attempts in the 1990s.

In the past few weeks, there have been a number of attempts on your master's life.