Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 31 unsuccessfully 31 amend 29 objected 28 vetoed 26 balked 24 sued 24 contentious 23 lobbied 23 withdrew 22 argued 22 advocated 20 criticized 20 pleaded 20 oust 19 reinstate 19 arguing 19 rejected 19 campaigned 19 repeatedly 18 resisted 18 bid 18 volunteered 18 restrain 18 contended 18 rebuffed 17 unsuccessful 17 overturn 17 opted 17 lobbying 17 sought 16 allegedly 16 clashed 16 attempted 16 stalled 16 permission 16 avail 15 attempt 15 championed 15 tried 15 challenged 14 begged 14 defended 13 urged 13 prompting 13 struggled 13 wanted 13 decided 13 pleading 13 rejecting 12 denied 12 persuade 12 refused 12 persuaded 12 approached 12 revive 12 reportedly 12 retrieve 12 several 12 ploy 12 rushed 11 likened 11 narrowly 11 vigorously 11 vowed 11 try 10 ran 10 forcing 10 scrambled 10 resorted 10 seeking 10 twice 10 ditch 10 thwart 9 lure 9 persuading 9 attempting 8 woo 8 appealed 8 fled 8 urging 8 attempts 8 successfully 8 aggressively 8 convince 8 thwarted 8 actively 7 intervened 7 desperately 7 briefly 7 fought 7 failed 6 refusing 6 tries 6 trying 5 subsequently 5 Twice 4 vain 3 eluded 2 failing 1 desperate 0 occasions