Sentence examples for lackluster efforts from inspiring English sources

Advocates for the disabled say Social Security makes lackluster efforts to promote the Ticket to Work program.

Egyptians awoke to the reality of a security vacuum that three decades of lackluster efforts had failed to fill".

Mr. Zebari first assailed what he called the United Nations' lackluster efforts at a news conference last week.

Its success in Mexico contrasts with more lackluster efforts in Brazil and Argentina, where Wal-Mart first entered alone.

The reports also underscored Treasury's lackluster efforts to help distressed homeowners and shed light on bailout specifics that the government did not seem eager to publicize.

Jordan, who played an average of 38.3 minutes in his first three games with the Wizards (2-2), had had one exceptional game -- scoring 31 in the victory over Atlanta -- and a few lackluster efforts.

The United Nations today issued a stinging public criticism of China's lackluster efforts to face its rapidly accelerating epidemic of H.I.V. infection and AIDS, saying the country is "on the verge of a catastrophe".

Those trying to stop it are taking desperate measures as the international community dithers with lackluster efforts to help.

After being heavily criticized for its lackluster efforts in policing Wall Street, the Fed branch is trying to avoid being caught flat-footed again by devoting a team of researchers to understanding student debt and its implications for the economy.

The debt strike has brought renewed attention to the Education Department's lackluster efforts at protecting the integrity of the federal student loan system, and its inattention to the plight of borrowers in distress.

The Education Department, which had previously fought attempts to notify defrauded borrowers of their rights, emailed the students after a bankruptcy judge reportedly criticized the department for its lackluster efforts.