He pushed unsuccessfully for the introduction of teacher tenure.

These people, many of them science experts, have prodded the bureau to move more aggressively, unsuccessfully pushing it to narrow its focus.

Shoqan unsuccessfully pushed for a negotiated result without violence.

City budget officials have unsuccessfully pushed the proposal to sell bonds to pay for bridge painting for many years.

The Reagan Administration pushed unsuccessfully for a joint ban on mobile missiles.

Since then, a few legislators and Justice Ministry professionals have pushed unsuccessfully to make money laundering a crime.

Indeed, last year Connecticut Democrats voted against the measure as Republicans unsuccessfully pushed it.

Some scientists claim the White House's cancer paper mirrors views toward carcinogenesis that chemical companies have pushed unsuccessfully, for years.

He's for the redistribution of power (it's true he did unsuccessfully push 'double devolution' to give communities more power).

Among other things, the group has unsuccessfully pushed for an extension of Interstate 70 west along US 50 to California.