Sentence examples for conspicuous effort from inspiring English sources

Nice dress, I say – mainly because that kind of clothing and conspicuous effort demand acknowledgement.

At Saltley, there is a conspicuous effort to promote "British values".

Mr Nasrallah made a conspicuous effort to appear conciliatory and constructive, but he also made clear that Hizbullah would not tolerate any move to limit its military operational capacity.Mr Suleiman chose his words carefully in addressing the sensitive issues relating to Hizbullah's weapons and Lebanon's relations with Syria.

But unlike Mr. Jiang or Mr. Hu, Mr. Deng had long exercised sweeping authority without holding official titles like party chief or president, so his decision to keep the military post was not as much of a conspicuous effort to retain power in retirement.

The purchase of the Toronto Argonauts in 1991 by millionaire Bruce McNall, actor John Candy, and hockey great Wayne Gretzky marked the most conspicuous effort to produce first-class football with highly paid U.S. stars, but the experiment failed, and McNall and Gretzky sold the club in 1994 after Candy died.

David Villa scored the club's first ever penalty just before half-time, to cap a game of conspicuous effort from the striker, who sometimes appears to have taken the need for him to put the team on his shoulders rather too much to heart, as he repeatedly tried to slalom past one man too many in search of goal.

And, despite the conspicuous efforts of the central banks, it helps explain why the economy's prospects are so uncertain.

On the battlefield, American troops are also said to be making more conspicuous efforts to respect their enemies' rights.

And though their campaign only muddled the pope's message, their conspicuous efforts offered a reminder that the church was not only a spiritual body but a geopolitical one, with an agenda and internal struggles of its own.

The tiny scale and concealed presentation of my work appeals possibly to a similar kind of focus, but with more conspicuous physical effort and other antidotes.

And of course, like Dempsey, he has picked up a broken nose in the line of duty, which earned him points with those who like their effort conspicuous.