Sentence examples for be a serious effort from inspiring English sources

OK, it would be a serious effort to get anywhere near that but I think we're not far away".

Mr. Lazio's appearance was in line with what his campaign staff has said would be a serious effort to woo minority voters.

Mr Muller said: "What we have is the power of public opinion, and its ability to say that there should be a serious effort to go after these people".

The use of force may prove necessary, but there first needs to be a serious effort to give Baghdad one last chance to comply voluntarily with the U.N.'s disarmament demands.

Asked if the app is supposed to be a serious effort or more of a joke app, developers Matt Gray and Tom Scott say they aren't sure of the split.

Page C5 Editorial TALKING WITH THE TALIBAN There should be a serious effort to win over lower-level militants and tribal leaders, the people who have allied with extremists because they had no choice.

There was a serious effort to get rid of it.

And although his choreography is sometimes disconcertingly uneven, "Edward II" is a serious effort.

Like Kaya Mawa, Nkwichi is a serious effort to create a self-sustaining, community-oriented lodge.

"And I'm beginning to ask whether there is a serious effort by Democrats to extend the payroll tax cut".

"We had the right idea, and it was a serious effort," recalled W. Michael Long, former chief executive of Healtheon.