Sentence examples for had been ineffective from inspiring English sources

Capsicum spray had been ineffective.

The signs replace earlier truck signs that residents said had been ineffective.

She also defended the last minority parliament against arguments it had been ineffective.

The former officials disputed the report's evidence that the enhanced techniques had been ineffective.

A minority complained that recent protests they attended in London, against the increase in tuition fees, had been ineffective.

Carl Meyer, from the University of Hawaii, says this programme had been ineffective in reducing shark bites.

Law and Justice argued that the council had been ineffective, but did not propose any alternative arrangements.

A poll taken in Asia after the Beijing Olympics found that China's charm offensive had been ineffective.

A similar law, the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act, lapsed in 1995, amid widespread criticism that it had been ineffective and abusive.

The Obama administration has been reviewing American policy toward Myanmar since February, when Mrs. Clinton declared that the existing sanctions against its military-run government had been ineffective.

After a Game 3 loss to Miami, he spoke out about Jason Terry, who he said had been ineffective in late-game situations.