The phrase "a one-off effort" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an action or initiative that is done only once and is not intended to be repeated.
Example: "The charity event was a one-off effort to raise funds for the local shelter."
Alternatives: "a one-time endeavor" or "a singular attempt".
With debt servicing now the biggest item in the budget after labour and social affairs, with few valuable state assets left to sell, and with the need to respect the toughish debt criteria for countries that have adopted Europe's single currency, the government faces overwhelming pressure to show thrift.Mr Eichel, for one, realises this cannot be a one-off effort.
Emissions reductions should not be "a one-off effort but rather the start of a multi-period effort, throughout which countries will continue to increase their contributions," Figueres said ahead of meetings with EU officials.
Yet this was a one-off effort and mandate of the tripartite group that organized it, comprising ASEAN, the U.N. and the government of Burma, will soon expire.
But what you might not know is that engaging in the MQ process is not a one-off effort but an ongoing venture that requires special attention before, during and after evaluation.
The second part is tying the company's innovation system to its corporate strategy — this ensures innovation as seen as part of the strategy itself, not a one-off effort.
What MuseumWeek will do is bring extra focus for users to how Twitter can be a window into art (much like a sports event might open the door to some users turning to Twitter for the first time), but it's not a one-off effort.
There had to be repeated training of staff dealing with the information and just not a one off effort (Govt).
In working closely with her to transform Women Moving Millions from a one-off campaign to an ongoing philanthropic effort, I have watched and admired her style of leadership; one that deeply honors collaboration while always speaking her personal truth.
My all-time favorite Pistoletto, the 1966-68 Globee," is here: a nearly one-off effort that predicts the entire career of Franz West, the Austrian whiz at creating usable papier-mâché sculpture.
Blixrud: This came up because this one-off effort with authors who had signed article by article, publisher by publisher was a lot of labor.
That is the idea behind "crowdfunding", in which lots of small contributions are aggregated online to support artistic or creative ventures.As crowdfunding has matured from a series of one-off efforts into something reproducible, the money has followed.
