Sentence examples for efforts to single from inspiring English sources

Even civil efforts to single out executives have gone poorly.

He took exception to any efforts to single out sugary drinks in the fight against obesity.

As a resident of Massachusetts, I am offended by the president's repeated efforts to single out the state from the rest of the United States.

It contained 41 pointed questions about the I.R.S.'s efforts to single out for special scrutiny conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status.

The British government's efforts to single out Massachusetts for punishment served only to unite the colonies and impel the drift toward war.

Kathryn Kuchenbrod Edison, N.J., Oct. 14, 2004 To the Editor: As a resident of Massachusetts, I am offended by the president's repeated efforts to single out the state from the rest of the United States.

Pointed criticism of a major ally is rare in diplomatic circles, and the effort to single out Japan as an obstacle comes at an especially sensitive time.

Going to this kind of effort to single out one of the biggest companies in computing used to be called "mooning the giant".

But a spokesman for the American Embassy in Baghdad, Lou Fintor, said that the Americans followed standard procedures and that there had been no effort to "single out" Mr. Hakim.

Clearly, an effort to single out the leader of the main opposition party ratchets up the pressures on freedom of expression.

But, in a effort to single out users for tailored recommendations or advertisements, personalization tends to sort people into categories that may limit their options.