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 |
|---|---|
|
Labour government
surface form:
Labour government (Harold Wilson, 1964–1970)
|
application for membership of the European Economic Community (EEC) via predicate surface "attemptedPolicy" ⓘ |
|
Labour government
surface form:
Labour government (Harold Wilson, 1964–1970)
|
EEC application vetoed by France (1967) via predicate surface "attemptedPolicyOutcome" ⓘ |
| Nessus | abduction of Deianira ⓘ |
| Ptolemy son of Abubus | attempted to capture John Hyrcanus I ⓘ |
| Rachel Posner | escape Doug Stamper via predicate surface "attemptsTo" ⓘ |
| Jalaluddin Firuz Khalji | curbing excesses of previous Mamluk rulers via predicate surface "attemptedPolicy" ⓘ |
| Aesacus | suicide by leaping into the sea ⓘ |
| Richard de la Pole | invasion of England with French support via predicate surface "attemptedActivity" ⓘ |
| Ephialtes | storming Olympus ⓘ |
| Ephialtes | imprisoning Ares ⓘ |
| Terry Ives | legal action against Hawkins Lab ⓘ |
| Terry Ives | rescue of her daughter ⓘ |
| Shar-Kali-Sharri | defense of imperial frontiers via predicate surface "attemptedPolicy" ⓘ |
| Shar-Kali-Sharri | suppression of internal revolts via predicate surface "attemptedPolicy" ⓘ |
| Amelia Vanek | destroy The Babadook book via predicate surface "attemptsAction" ⓘ |
| Pansy Parkinson | Suggested handing Harry Potter over to Voldemort at Hogwarts in Deathly Hallows ⓘ |
|
Sarah (in Book of Tobit)
surface form:
Sarah (Book of Tobit)
|
suicide ⓘ |
| Rufus Scrimgeour | recruit Harry Potter as a Ministry figurehead ⓘ |
| Ivan Vladislav of Bulgaria | defense of Ohrid ⓘ |
| Ivan Vladislav of Bulgaria | defense of Dyrrhachium ⓘ |
| Cleomenes I of Sparta | restoration of Hippias as tyrant of Athens ⓘ |
| Cleomenes I of Sparta | dissolution of the Athenian Council (Boule) ⓘ |
| Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976 | Parliamentary amendment power virtually unlimited via predicate surface "attemptedToMake" ⓘ |
| Dr. Mann | kill Cooper via predicate surface "attemptsTo" ⓘ |
| Dr. Mann | take control of the Endurance spacecraft via predicate surface "attemptsTo" ⓘ |
| Reign of Charles IX of France | religious toleration edicts via predicate surface "attemptedPolicy" ⓘ |
| Reign of Charles IX of France | balance of power between Catholic and Huguenot nobles via predicate surface "attemptedPolicy" ⓘ |
| royal troops of Henry III | assert control over Paris ⓘ |
| Mustafa Çelebi | seizure of the Ottoman throne ⓘ |
| Hamet Karamanli | restoration to power in Tripoli ⓘ |
| Prince Hans | murder Elsa via predicate surface "attemptsTo" ⓘ |
| Prince Hans | murder Anna via predicate surface "attemptsTo" ⓘ |
| Jerome Eugene Morrow | suicide attempt by stepping in front of a car ⓘ |
| Will Rodman | stop further testing of ALZ-113 via predicate surface "attemptsTo" ⓘ |
| Carter Burke | impregnate Ripley and Newt with facehuggers via predicate surface "attemptsTo" ⓘ |
| Adelchis | restoration of Lombard rule in Italy ⓘ |
| Ramzi bin al-Shibh | attempted to obtain U.S. visa multiple times before 2001 via predicate surface "attemptedActivity" ⓘ |
| Nasr ibn Sayyar | reconciliation between northern and southern Arab tribes in Khurasan via predicate surface "attemptedPolicy" ⓘ |
| Julian II | rebuilding of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem via predicate surface "attemptedProject" ⓘ |
| Jacopo de' Pazzi | overthrow of Medici political dominance in Florence ⓘ |
|
2nd Lieutenant George A. Whiteman
surface form:
George A. Whiteman
|
take off to defend Pearl Harbor during Japanese attack ⓘ |
| The Mayor (The Front Page, original play character) | manipulate execution for political advantage via predicate surface "attemptsTo" ⓘ |
| Ken | help Ray escape Bruges via predicate surface "attemptsTo" ⓘ |
| Aegon V Targaryen | hatch dragon eggs at Summerhall ⓘ |
| al-Muhtazz | curbing power of Turkish military via predicate surface "attemptedPolicy" ⓘ |
| Adalgis | Byzantine-backed invasion of Italy ⓘ |
|
Luke Bankole in The Handmaid's Tale
surface form:
Luke Bankole
|
escape Gilead with June and Hannah via predicate surface "attemptsTo" ⓘ |
| Commissioner Bele | seize control of the USS Enterprise via predicate surface "attemptsTo" ⓘ |
| Jean-Baptiste de Martignac | moderation between ultras and liberals via predicate surface "attemptedPolicy" ⓘ |