A Spartan army under Agesilaus was sent to attempt to restore the oligarchs, but achieved nothing.

Tech was unable to advance the ball further, but kicker Carter Warley was sent in to attempt a 45-yard field goal.

He was part of a delegation sent to England in 1868 to attempt to have the Union with Canada repealed.

Janikowski was sent in to attempt a 49-yard field goal.

NASA officials said that even if the shuttle astronauts had still been in orbit, they would not have been sent to attempt repairs.

Barges were sent from Chester to attempt an attack via the lake; this did not work.

The three plays that followed netted only three yards, and Beitia was sent into the game to attempt a 35-yard field goal.

Several search parties have been sent to the spill area to attempt to find the potentially explosive materials that were in the 31 containers.

The destroyers Kandahar and Lively were sent into the minefield to attempt a tow.

Gruffydd Young was sent to Scotland to attempt to coordinate action but nothing was to come of that either.