"isolated effort" is a correct phrase that can be used in written English.
You can use it to describe when an individual or group is making a solitary effort or is not part of a larger, collective effort. For example, "The small group of volunteers worked hard to make a difference, even if it was only an isolated effort."
And the Deptford Project isn't an isolated effort.
This is typical of Huxtable's way of working: "I feel like my growth is based directly on the people who have supported me – it's not an isolated effort".
Their isolated effort, Mr. Popper's Penguins (1938), will last as a masterpiece of deadpan humour that few children or adults can resist.
Internally, hiring a CSO leads companies to build out its sustainability program from a separate, isolated effort to a central and innovative platform that touches all functions and employees.
Viewed as an isolated effort, it was a failure.
But these are isolated efforts.
Seen another way, it has been there all along, in isolated efforts, at least, from composers as diverse as Rameau, Mozart, Puccini and Bartok.
Previously, there have been isolated efforts to crack down on those who took advantage of virtual currencies.
My country's success in maintaining a population of 115 elephants is vital but inconsequential; in just the same way that isolated efforts to address climate change will not save our planet.
Sainsbury's recent conference on this with their executive team and various stakeholders was a good indicator that the business community increasingly recognises isolated efforts on water efficiency need to move into localised well-informed collaboration to protect and restore fresh water systems.
No one expects more than a handful of small-scale isolated efforts to mark the occasion inside China; the only exception may be Hong Kong, where controls are much lighter.But the memories that remain are potent, as Ms Lim shows, which is why the party still expends so much effort in trying to suppress them.
