Sentence examples for foolish effort from inspiring English sources

But Fannie and Freddie also reduced their standards in a foolish effort to maintain market share.

The government's foolish effort to track precise trends has led it to use the same test for 30 years.

Felicia Norton's performance of "Noor," choreographed for Labyrinth Dance Theater by Ms. Norton and Sasha Spielvogel, was a foolish effort to tell a story of heroic World War II spying with soulful earnestness, a few props and fewer dance ideas.

"What we actually need to see is a significant investment in renewable heat generation from governments and not some foolish effort to chase the last remaining stores of fossil fuels around the world, using non-conventional and dangerous methods of exploration".

Yes, Carl Icahn's foolish takeover effort was beaten back.

He vowed to veto the foolish bipartisan effort to sabotage negotiations with Iran by passing renewed sanctions.

Graham was trying to give the new senator some advice, according to aides involved with the negotiations: LeMieux would be foolish to join the effort without extracting something for himself.

Foreign politicians, the foolish ones, make the effort and invest valuable time acquiring a passing proficiency in English to talk to Obama.

He said the agencies' decision to break the encryption software was appalling and foolish, as it directly contradicted efforts of the US and UK governments to fight cybercrime and cyberwarfare, which they have identified as a national security priority.

Hally regards their efforts as a foolish waste of time, and wonders what happens when couples crash into each other.

Moreover, the lesson that the oil companies have learned from recent history is that they would be foolish to ramp up their exploration efforts.