attemptedAction
P58482
predicate
Indicates that an entity made an effort to perform a particular action, regardless of whether the action was successfully completed.
Observed surface forms (13)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| attemptsTo | 26 |
| attemptedPolicy | 13 |
| effortAction | 8 |
| sometimesAttempted | 4 |
| attemptedActivity | 3 |
| attemptedProject | 2 |
| mayAttempt | 2 |
| attemptedAcquisition | 1 |
| attemptedMigration | 1 |
| attemptedNHLEntry | 1 |
| attemptedPolicyOutcome | 1 |
| attemptedToMake | 1 |
| attemptsAction | 1 |
Sample triples (99)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Phaethon | to drive Helios’s chariot across the sky ⓘ |
| Houston Aeros | 1979 NHL–WHA merger negotiations via predicate surface "attemptedNHLEntry" ⓘ |
| Khan Krum | capture of Constantinople ⓘ |
|
prophet Jonah
surface form:
Jonah
|
fled from God’s command ⓘ |
|
Judenrat (Jewish Council)
surface form:
Judenrat
|
mitigation of German demands via predicate surface "sometimesAttempted" ⓘ |
|
Judenrat (Jewish Council)
surface form:
Judenrat
|
provision of social welfare in ghettos via predicate surface "sometimesAttempted" ⓘ |
|
Judenrat (Jewish Council)
surface form:
Judenrat
|
support for health and sanitation services via predicate surface "sometimesAttempted" ⓘ |
|
Judenrat (Jewish Council)
surface form:
Judenrat
|
support for education and cultural life under occupation via predicate surface "sometimesAttempted" ⓘ |
| Sinclair Broadcast Group | Tribune Media (deal terminated in 2018) via predicate surface "attemptedAcquisition" ⓘ |
| The Runner | advance safely around the bases via predicate surface "attemptsTo" ⓘ |
| The Runner | score a run via predicate surface "attemptsTo" ⓘ |
| The Runner | steal via predicate surface "mayAttempt" ⓘ |
| The Runner | hit and run play via predicate surface "mayAttempt" ⓘ |
| Centzon Huitznahua | murder of Coatlicue ⓘ |
| Helvetii | 58 BC via predicate surface "attemptedMigration" ⓘ |
| Raoul Silva | assassinate M via predicate surface "attemptsTo" ⓘ |
| Raoul Silva | publicly expose MI6 via predicate surface "attemptsTo" ⓘ |
| Gunthamund | maintaining Vandal naval power in the western Mediterranean via predicate surface "attemptedPolicy" ⓘ |
| Martignac ministry | liberal reforms via predicate surface "attemptedPolicy" ⓘ |
| Chef Skinner | hide Linguini’s true parentage via predicate surface "attemptsTo" ⓘ |
| Chef Skinner | expose Remy as a rat in the kitchen via predicate surface "attemptsTo" ⓘ |
| Julian the Apostate | rebuilding the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem via predicate surface "attemptedProject" ⓘ |
| Laban effort theory | Float via predicate surface "effortAction" ⓘ |
| Laban effort theory | Punch via predicate surface "effortAction" ⓘ |
| Laban effort theory | Glide via predicate surface "effortAction" ⓘ |
| Laban effort theory | Slash via predicate surface "effortAction" ⓘ |
| Laban effort theory | Dab via predicate surface "effortAction" ⓘ |
| Laban effort theory | Wring via predicate surface "effortAction" ⓘ |
| Laban effort theory | Flick via predicate surface "effortAction" ⓘ |
| Laban effort theory | Press via predicate surface "effortAction" ⓘ |
| Macrinus | peace with Parthian Empire via predicate surface "attemptedPolicy" ⓘ |
| George Wickham | elopement with Georgiana Darcy (thwarted) via predicate surface "attemptsTo" ⓘ |
| Tom Robinson | escape from prison ⓘ |
|
Senator Joseph Paine in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
surface form:
Senator Joseph Paine
|
discredit Jefferson Smith via predicate surface "attemptsTo" ⓘ |
| al-Hadi | tried to remove Harun al-Rashid from succession ⓘ |
|
Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction
surface form:
Alex Forrest
|
destroy Dan Gallagher’s marriage via predicate surface "attemptsTo" ⓘ |
|
Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction
surface form:
Alex Forrest
|
force Dan Gallagher to stay with her via predicate surface "attemptsTo" ⓘ |
| Tobiah the Ammonite | to frighten Nehemiah ⓘ |
| Tobiah the Ammonite | to hinder construction of Jerusalem’s wall ⓘ |
| Geshem the Arab | to hinder rebuilding efforts ⓘ |
| Yunwen | reduction of princely powers via predicate surface "attemptedPolicy" ⓘ |
|
Rome Howard in A Million Little Things
surface form:
Rome Howard
|
suicide attempt ⓘ |
| Connie Conehead | fit into human society via predicate surface "attemptsTo" ⓘ |
|
Adam Maitland in Beetlejuice
surface form:
Adam Maitland
|
remove the Deetz family from his house via predicate surface "attemptsTo" ⓘ |
| Ashur-uballit II | restoration of Assyrian power from Harran ⓘ |
| Thorfinn Karlsefni | founding a permanent colony in Vinland via predicate surface "attemptedActivity" ⓘ |
| Caderousse | rob the Count of Monte Cristo via predicate surface "attemptsTo" ⓘ |
|
Karl Franz Josef Ludwig Hubert Georg Otto Maria von Habsburg-Lothringen
surface form:
Charles I of Austria
|
attempted restoration to the Hungarian throne in 1921 ⓘ |
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Elle Driver in Kill Bill: Volume 1
surface form:
Elle Driver
|
kill the Bride in her hospital bed via predicate surface "attemptsTo" ⓘ |
| Ludo Bagman | Help Harry Potter in the Triwizard Tournament via predicate surface "attemptsTo" ⓘ |