Sentence examples for conceded the effort from inspiring English sources

Even defensive end Michael Strahan, who had the best game of any Giant, conceded the effort was listless.

However, he conceded: "The effort was probably doomed from the start -- asking for such sweeping change and biting too much to chew right from the start".

Shellshocked Australian skipper Smith – who has now lost seven of his past eight matches at the helm in all formats – conceded the bowling effort had simply not been up to standard.

So far, only a handful of Democrats in the State Assembly have called outright for Mr. Verniero's resignation or impeachment, and one of the leaders of this movement, Assemblyman William D. Payne of Newark, conceded that the effort to remove Mr. Verniero had gained very little support.

Yet none of the players wanted to walk away and concede that the effort had failed.

On the latter point, the governor is, in essence, conceding to the effort by some communities to exert home rule in blocking this industrial activity but saying home rule cuts both ways.

Still, enacting the tax appears to be a long way off, and supporters concede that the effort is as much about raising public awareness about the issue as it is about changing tax rates.

If you lose at the Supreme Court of Florida will you concede? A. Well, the effort I have under way is simply to make sure that all the votes are counted.

While some in the GOP establishment aren't willing to concede that the effort was intended to help Trump, few have questioned the overarching intelligence that says Russia at least attempted to interfere.

But he conceded that the efforts were making only dents in the huge need.

The trade body still opposes the law, but concedes that the efforts have increased the number of female directors.