Sentence examples for a half-hearted effort from inspiring English sources

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.

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.

Whether or not it flies at the box office, "Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2" (the sequel to "The Blair Witch Project") can't be written off as a weak, half-hearted effort to eke out a few more dollars from last year's blockbuster cinematic jack-in-the-box.

Earlier in the year, the Republican National Committee made a feeble, half-hearted effort to "broaden out" its minority voter reach with a long winded document calling for some changes on things such as its fossilized opposition to immigration reform to propping up more minority candidates.

Kerry made only a weak, half-hearted effort to court white male voters in the South.

At first glance, a photo of empty railroad tracks in Los Angeles comes off as a child's half-hearted effort to complete an assignment.