Sentence examples for a half hearted effort from inspiring English sources

Perhaps many AOL customers don't want anything fancy, but this looks like a half hearted effort to catch up to competitors that I'm guessing won't be well received.

Mentors must commit for the long haul; theirs can't be a half-hearted effort.

In a tragic-comic episode, even the Taliban has made a half-hearted effort at an apology.

The rust showed, and on his third and final run, he conceded defeat, giving a half-hearted effort.

(Arguably, it was a poor strategic decision for Mr. Romney to make a half-hearted effort to compete in these states).

In June they launched a half-hearted effort to knock Mr Romney out of the race, on the grounds that, technically, he was not a state resident.

Goldberg's sense of kinship with friends like Brennan and William O. Douglas led him to give a half-hearted effort that stunned those watching.

In a half-hearted effort to reach out, he has started twittering recently, mostly about his training schedule or his fantasy football team.

Elizabeth Guttenstein, head of the World Wildlife Fund's agriculture program, said, "After decades of waiting for reform, this is a half-hearted effort".

But he's also a terrible preacher, flatlining in front of his congregation and putting in a half-hearted effort, at best, to connect with anyone.

Hughes welcomed the extra government funding, but warned a budget of £3 per unregistered voter seems like a half-hearted effort.