Attempts to manufacture guncotton for military use failed at first because the factories were prone to explode and, above all else, the burning speed of straight guncotton was always too high.

Attempts to gain control of or internationalize permanently the Ruhr area ( see International Authority for the Ruhr ) were abandoned in 1951 with the German agreement to pool its coal and steel resources ( see European Coal and Steel Community ) in return for full political control of the Ruhr.

Attempts at refurbishment by replacing concrete panels with decorative steel were rejected in favour of comprehensive redevelopment.

Attempts have been made to define jazz from the perspective of other musical traditions – using the point of view of European music history or African music for example – but jazz critic Joachim Berendt argues that all such attempts are unsatisfactory.

Attempts to delete an email from all these vulnerabilities may, or may not, succeed ; backups or history files or caches on any of several systems may still contain the email.

Attempts at revolt, such as that of Ambiorix in 54 BC, had secured only local support, but Vercingetorix, whose father, Celtillus, had been put to death by his own countrymen for seeking to rule all of Gaul, managed to unify the Gallic tribes against the Romans and adopted more current styles of warfare.

Attempts to harmonise copyright law in Europe ( and beyond ) can be dated to the signature of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works on 9 September 1886: all European Union Member States are signatories of the Berne Convention, and compliance with its dispositions is now obligatory before accession.

Attempts to reduce wave drag can be seen on all high-speed aircraft ; most notable is the use of swept wings, but another common form is a wasp-waist fuselage as a side effect of the Whitcomb area rule.

Attempts were made in the mid 1880s, 1898 – 1901 and 1913-1914 to mine sulphur from White Island but the last of these came to a halt in September 1914, when part of the western crater rim collapsed, creating a lahar which killed all 10 workers.

* The Broadcasting Fleet ( Attempts to provide a comprehensive list of all ships and offshore structures used for broadcasting )

Attempts to change the official name to " Aquidneck Island " have been made as recently as 2004, but all of these attempts have failed.

Attempts to keep Right Whale Dolphins in aquaria have all ended in failure and death.

Attempts to restrict the power of commanders to make knights would increase during the 16th century and by the end of Elizabeth I's reign, the practice had all but ceased.

Attempts to rescue the trapped miners were repeatedly delayed due to high levels of methane gas until a second explosion on the 24th November was believed to dash all hope of survival for the miners.

Attempts to relocate the site to a new host failed, as it turned out that the database containing all the stories had been lost and that there were no backups available.

: I do sincerely promise and swear, That I will be faithful, and bear true Allegiance to his Majesty King George, and him will defend to the utmost of my Power, against all traitorous Conspiracies, and Attempts whatsoever, which shall be made against his Person.

and Dignity ; and I will do my utmost Endeavor to disclose and make known to his Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, all Treasons, and traitorous Conspiracies, and Attempts, which I shall know to be against him, or any of them ; and all this I do swear without any Equivocation, mental Evasion, or secret Reservation, and renouncing all Pardons and Dispensations from any Power or Person whomsoever to the contrary.

Attempts have been made to assign some of these fragments and letters to the original Theano ( Theano I ) and some to a later Theano ( Theano II ), but it is likely that they are all pseudonymous fictions of later writers, which attempt to apply Pythagorean philosophy to a woman's life.

Attempts to deal the midfielder to Toronto FC, Colorado Rapids, FC Dallas, and Columbus Crew were all shot down by Guevara.

Attempts to write a script that would accurately translate Pyle's style and sentiments to the screen while being acceptable to all of Pyle's readers and fans delayed filming for a year.

Attempts to block the formation of ITS were unsuccessful, but ITS were blocked from leading positions on committees, a privilege usually afforded to all Groups.

Attempts to worship her by some members of the Guild of Gamblers led to their deaths within a week-after all, being lucky doesn't necessarily mean having good luck.

Attempts to disable the firewall were unsuccessful ; registry changes, process termination, and simulated mouse clicks all failed.

In March 1754, Governor Dinwiddie sent Washington back to the frontier with orders to " act on the, but in Case any Attempts are made to obstruct the Works or interrupt our by any Persons whatsoever, You are to restrain all such Offenders, & in Case of resistance to make Prisoners of or kill & destroy them ".

O ' Rourke's best-received book is Parliament of Whores, subtitled A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U. S. Government, whose main argument, according to the author, " is that politics are boring ".

Attempts by Diệm and Nhu to make contact with Đình were blocked by other generals, whose staff claimed that Đình was elsewhere, leading Nhu and Diệm to believe he had been captured.

Attempts to capture the process of virtual reality rendering provides us with a version which states: " It is possible to build a virtual-reality generator, whose repertoire includes every physically possible environment ".

Attempts to commence the liver transplant failed as a clinically dead man, whose liver and kidney were to be transplanted into Deshmukh died the night before the operation.

Attempts to deduce the original flow of the Rubicon can be done only by studying written documents and other archaeological evidence such as Roman milestones, which indicate the distance between the ancient river and the nearest Roman towns.

Attempts to reconstruct the original text are called critical editions.

Attempts to purchase the abbey site were unsuccessful ( even though one of the Lee-Warners became a Catholic in 1899 ); however in 1961 the site of the original Holy House within the priory ruins was excavated by members of the Royal Archaeological Institute.

Attempts have been made to minimise the credit due to Torrens for his great achievement, and it has been stated that Anthony Forster, then editor of the Adelaide Register, made the original suggestion.

Attempts were made in the 1970s to update the magazine with material of more interest to adults, but many artists like Druillet and Giraud felt Pilote was no longer the appropriate vehicle for their aspirations and left to found new magazines such as Métal Hurlant ( The French original that inspired Heavy Metal ).

Attempts to make the series darker led to clashes with actor William Hartnell, who as the sole remaining member of the original team saw himself as the guardian of the show's original values.

Attempts in the period 1901 – 1914 to secure manufacturing industries came to naught, except for the Western Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company, later called the Port Arthur Shipbuilding Company or PASCO, which was a major industrial employer for many years.

Attempts to automate the manufacturing process were never entirely successful, leading to the continued use of hand-made balls.

Attempts to improve the design of the valve and speed manufacturing, however, led to a weaker structure, with serious consequences.

Attempts to test Darwin's remains at the Westminster Abbey by using modern PCR techniques were met with a refusal by the Abbey's curator.

Attempts at using normal telephony networks to transmit slow-scan video, such as the first systems developed by AT & T, first researched in the 1950s, failed mostly due to the poor picture quality and the lack of efficient video compression techniques.

Attempts have been made, however, to adapt some of the same techniques, and quite advanced examples have been demonstrated, for example in the construction of " woodpile " structures constructed on a planar layer-by-layer basis.

Attempts have been made to determine the age of the Bimini Road using different techniques.

Attempts have been made to address these issues through techniques used by PAYL and MCPAD.