Sentence examples for blatant effort from inspiring English sources

"It's not a blatant effort to bypass the media," Mr. Doke said.

Instead, there was only a blatant effort to make political capital out of an unfolding tragedy.

And each time, opposing pitchers refused to throw pitches anywhere near the strike zone in a blatant effort to protect Oh's record.

The business world used the moment for what became known as tort reform, while others called it a blatant effort to bar the courthouse door.

The crowd was polite, but many people expressed disgust over what they considered a blatant effort by the two big parties to control state-owned Czech Television.

In 2004, the Germany international Oliver Neuville was banned after a similarly blatant effort in Gladbach's 2-0 win over Kaiserslautern.

But the blatant efforts to rewrite the law and tamper with the constitution chiefly for Mr Thaksin's benefit have undermined that promise and inflamed his old adversaries.

"Suffice it to say," Ms. Kassekert said, "that this commission cannot be intimidated and the division's blatant efforts to do so will fall on deaf ears".

While it has to be acknowledged that, as an MEP, Griffin was entitled to expect to be invited to this year's garden party, his blatant efforts to gain political mileage from this experience prompted the Palace to withdraw his invitation.

"Suffice it to say that this commission cannot be intimidated, and the division's blatant efforts to do so fall on deaf ears," said Linda M. Kassekert, chairwoman of the commission, before Wednesday's vote.

"Given Russia's direct military intervention and blatant efforts to destabilise Ukraine, we have deepened our sanctions against Russia today, in concert with our European allies," said US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew.