Sentence examples for a reasonable first effort from inspiring English sources

The reform proposal presented to Parliament last week by Kenneth Clarke, the justice secretary, is far from perfect but represents a reasonable first effort to change a law regarded as so unfair that it has been condemned by the United Nations.

Half as much again is a reasonable first guess.

That might be a reasonable first impression from the figure.

The performance indices show that the proposed controller behaves satisfactorily and with a reasonable control effort.

My own approach with most of the children I treat for ADHD is to first make certain that a reasonable effort has been made to help parents become more effective.

If your child didn't complete a task, but gave it a reasonable effort, tell them you don't feel like they failed, and recognise their efforts.

Rooney curls a reasonable effort wide.

Defining a "reasonable" effort is up to the bureau.

"I thought it was a reasonable effort," Ponting said in the post-match presentation.

The benign-sounding phrase, some argue, is a reasonable effort at balance.

Hunters are required to make a reasonable effort to retrieve all killed or crippled birds.