Following failed attempts to purchase Commerce_buy the islands from the Norwegian king , the Scots launched Process_start military Military_operation operations .

The Mau Mau movement remained internally divided , despite attempts to unify the factions .

The incident took place Process_start admidst the East Indies campaign of the French Revolutionary Wars repeated French attempts to disrupt Hindering the highly valuable British trade routes with British India and Qing Dynasty China .

Israel 's Iron Dome missile defense Defending system intercepted Preventing_or_letting many of the Palestinian-launched projectiles aimed Aiming at large cities , shooting down Use_firearm 56 rockets in 71 attempts .

The bridge had endured Change_sentiment months of aircraft bombing Attack , direct artillery hits Attack , near misses , and deliberate demolition attempts .

in iran it was widely seen Perception_active as an act against the u.s. and its influence Influence in iran , including its perceived Perception_active attempts to undermine the iranian revolution Change_of_leadership and its longstanding support Supporting of the shah of iran , mohammad reza pahlavi , who was overthrown Change_of_leadership in 1979 .

UNIFIL was given Giving an expanded mandate Imposing_obligation , including the ability to use Using force to ensure Preventing_or_letting that their area of operations was not used Using for hostile activities Hostile_encounter , and to resist Preventing_or_letting attempts by force to prevent Preventing_or_letting them from discharging Imposing_obligation their duties .

Official attempts Hold to secure Preventing_or_letting the passage of the proposals resulted in Causation a media campaign by the city 's leaders and an unprecedented televised debate Quarreling between the Chief executive and a leader of an opposition party ; it also resulted in Causation renewing Recovering of dialogue between Beijing and the Pan-democrats which ceased Process_end after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 .

American attempts also failed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to invade Attack Lower Canada and capture Conquering Montreal .

In 1814 , one of these raids burned Bodily_harm the capital , but the Americans later repulsed Defending British attempts to invade Attack New York and Maryland , ending invasions from Canada into the northern and mid-Atlantic states .

The British were then able to increase Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the strength of the blockade on the United States coast , smothering American maritime trade , but their attempts failed to invade America , at which point both sides began Process_start to desire peace .

After attempts at a diplomatic solution failed , NATO intervened , justifying Justifying the campaign in Kosovo as a `` humanitarian war '' .

The next five years were occupied Hold by Clement VI with attempts to negotiate Communication a truce with the Turks , who kept Preserving Smyrna in a constant state of siege by land and direct Aiming financial and military aid to the city .

From 1200 to 1600 , Alvensleben defeated Conquering all attempts by four French corps to dislodge his III Corps .

III Corps routed Motion the French 2nd Army Corps and captured Conquering Vionville at 1130 , blocking Hindering any further escape Escaping attempts to the west .

Surrounded Surrounding and receiving Receiving fire from all sides , the lead Australian elements from B Company could advance Cause_to_make_progress no further against the determined dug-in force ; all attempts to regain momentum failed to dislodge the defenders .

The Marine attacks Attack were intended to `` mop-up '' Japanese stragglers retreating Escaping towards the Matanikau from the recent Battle of Edson 's Ridge , to disrupt Destroying Japanese attempts to use the Matanikau area as a base for attacks Attack on the Marine Lunga defenses , and to destroy Destroying any Japanese forces Causation in the area .

RENAMO opposed Agree_or_refuse_to_act FRELIMO 's attempts to establish a socialist one-party state , and was heavily backed by the anti-communist governments in Rhodesia and South Africa .

The Siege of Pensacola was two separate attempts in 1707 by English-supported Creek Indians to capture Conquering the town and fortress of Pensacola , one of two major settlements ( the other was St. Augustine ) in Spanish Florida .

Ohio University , in its attempts to limit Limiting the number of individuals from outside the Athens Ohio community , only allows Preventing_or_letting each student living in the dorms to have one guest stay Temporary_stay for the weekend .

Yusuf III 's son Ahmad laid siege Besieging to Gibraltar and defeated Conquering several Moroccan attempts to break out .

They made Action several unsuccessful attempts to contact the cockpit .

The incident increased Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to some extent domestic opposition to the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War when the scope of killing Killing and cover-up attempts were exposed Reveal_secret .

As always along the Soča ( Isonzo ) , the Austro-Hungarian Army 's command Control of the mountainous terrain provided Supply a formidable natural barrier to the Italians ' attempts Creating to achieve a breakthrough .

Confederate general Joseph E. Johnston fended Defending off McClellan 's repeated attempts to take Motion the city , slowing Hindering Union progress on the peninsula to a crawl .

Henry 's attempts to install Change_of_leadership his daughter , the Empress Matilda , as his successor were unsuccessful and on Henry 's death in 1135 , his nephew Stephen of Blois seized the throne with the help of Stephen 's brother , Henry of Blois , the Bishop of Winchester .

`` Vincennes '' had made Action ten attempts to contact Communication the aircraft on both military and civilian radio frequencies , but had received Receiving no response Response .

the de gaulle administration 's attempts to quell Preventing_or_letting those strikes Attack by police action only inflamed Expansion the situation further , leading to Causation street battles Attack with the police in the latin quarter , paris , followed by the spread Dispersal of general strikes Attack and occupations throughout france .

although the offensive Attack was effectively broken Process_start by 27 december , when the trapped units of 2nd panzer division made two break-out attempts with only partial success , the battle Hostile_encounter continued for another month before the front line was effectively restored Recovering to its position prior to the attack Attack .

The siege progressed Cause_to_make_progress rapidly , French sortie attempts Hold were defeated Conquering and by 17 September the `` enceinte '' wall had been breached .

After four attempts to close with the French the British squadron , under heavy fire Use_firearm , withdrew Escaping .

This force required Imposing_obligation reinforcement and supply Supply from France , and periodic attempts were made Action to reach Arriving the isolated convoy with new frigates , the first of which was `` Niémen '' .

Deceptions about their movement successfully delayed Change_event_time attempts by Clinton to send Sending more troops to Cornwallis .

the outcome of the war was that portugal Motion successfully repelled Defending the dutch attempts to take control Control of brazil and angola , while the dutch were the victors in the cape of good hope and the east indies , capturing Conquering malacca , ceylon , the malabar coast and the moluccas from the portuguese .

the 1996 mount everest disaster Catastrophe occurred Coming_to_be on unk may 1996 , when eight people caught in a blizzard Catastrophe died Death on mount everest during attempts to descend Motion_directional from the summit .

Graham Ratcliffe , who climbed Body_movement to the South Col of Everest on 10 May , has documented Recording in `` A Day To Die For '' ( 2011 ) that weather reports delivered Sending to expedition leaders , including Hall and Fischer before their planned summit attempts on 10 May , forecast Statement a major storm Catastrophe developing after 8 May and peaking in intensity on 11 May .

This handicapped Hindering the Japanese attempts to defend Defending Burma against renewed Allied offensives in the following year .

Byzantine attempts to stem Preventing_or_letting the slow but successful Arab conquest Conquering of Sicily ended Process_end in a dismal failure .

The protests Self_motion were nonpartisan and most protesters were hostile Defending to attempts made Action by political parties to use Using them to strengthen Cause_change_of_strength their own political agendas .

In March , after several unsuccessful attempts by a British Empire force of Australian , British and New Zealand swimmers , the first Transjordan attack began Process_start with the passage of the Jordan River .

By the 13th , the coup was on the verge of collapse , as Carmona 's attempts to entirely undo Chávez 's reforms angered much of the public and key sectors of the military , while parts of the anti-Chávez movement also refused Agree_or_refuse_to_act to back Carmona .

Ali Dinar had already fled Escaping to the mountains and his attempts to negotiate Communication a surrender Surrendering were eventually broken Destroying off by the British .

However , attempts by it and several United States Navy submarines to attack Attack between 11 and 14 February were unsuccessful .

After two failed attempts , the Germans landed Self_motion on Hiiumaa on 12 October , capturing Conquering the island on the following day .

A siege Besieging lasting Presence over forty hours developed Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale , during which police officers made repeated attempts under fire Use_firearm to retrieve Rescuing the body of the slain officer .

Indian military made several unsuccessful attempts to overrun Attack the Pakistani positions Employment .

During the final rally Social_event , unsuccessful attempts were made Action to hang Placing the flag of the Republic of Cyprus on the Turkish embassy .

Periodic border disputes Quarreling , arising Coming_to_be from the lack of clear borders under the Spanish , were combined Cause_to_amalgamate with occasional attempts to recreate Recovering Greater Colombia to produce Creating tensions .

The term describes Communication reciprocal attempts by the Franco-British and German armies to envelop the northern flank of the opposing army through the provinces of Picardy , Artois and Flanders , rather than an attempt to advance northwards to the sea .

The outflanking attempts had resulted in Causation a number of encounter battles but neither side was able to gain a decisive victory .