Some of them, by 1975, had spent over 20 years attempting to bring one to fruition.

The conference spent five years attempting to reform itself.

Demetrius was killed the following year attempting to take Messene.

He spent his final years attempting to build a perpetual motion machine.

Wilcock was to spend the next thirty years attempting to put it into practice.

Langstroth spent many years attempting to defend his patent without success.

Blamey would spend the rest of the year attempting to reassemble his forces.

It was destroyed later in the year attempting a landing in open water.

Later in your life you would spend many years attempting to disprove this thesis.

Vukovich died the following year attempting to win his third consecutive Indy 500.