The initial attempt came through the Washington connection, as you know.

But it was clear that he felt defeated by his initial attempt.

His initial attempts were challenged by those outside and inside the academic world.

During his initial attempt to join the army in August 1863, he had been told it was a "white man's war."

Once the initial attempt had failed, we couldn't afford to draw attention to her.

An initial attempt to sell the chain to key employees fell through after issues with the bank.

An initial attempt at rebuilding was again destroyed in 1703 by fire.

But in his initial attempt to make the dog walk, it went through the motions of walking yet would not move forward.

His initial attempts to be hired by the company, however, were ignored.

Initial attempts to establish the dog park were met with resistance.