Sentence examples for landmark efforts from inspiring English sources

Brazilians are absorbing their confessions and accusations against one another, some of which have been nationally televised, in a case that underlines how political corruption remains entrenched despite landmark efforts to send corrupt officials to jail.

Mr. Greco, who wrote a history of Jackson Heights for schoolchildren and lives in its historic district, has been active in various causes, from neighborhood beautification and landmark efforts to expanding schools.

Despite landmark efforts to reduce barriers in neighborhoods, housing, work, and schools, much of America remains severely segregated.

The National Wildlife Refuge System was established through Roosevelt's landmark efforts to protect and conserve our nation's wildlife resources for the benefit, use and enjoyment of all.

In celebration of Black Music Month, the self-proclaimed music activist and celebrity strategist opened up to The Huffington Post about her landmark efforts to bring about the passing of the African-American Music Bill, as well as her thoughts on former clients Chris Brown and Justin Bieber and their recent legal troubles.

The landmark effort continues, but it still lacks a vital element: community support.

The landmark effort brought together all interest groups to develop a shared vision for the land which included economic, environmental and social needs.

The bill was significantly watered down, but its passage was hailed by worker advocates as a landmark effort that would add momentum to similar measures proposed in other cities and states.

I began writing about the industry in early 2010, just after the worst of the crisis passed and right before Congress enacted its landmark effort to clean up Wall Street, what's now known as Dodd-Frank.

Not only could it raise $400 million a year to plug a hole in the state budget, it's also a landmark effort that, if other states follow, could help make us healthier.

In October 2009 the two countries made a landmark effort to overcome their historical grievances, signing an agreement that would have normalized diplomatic relations, opened the Turkish-Armenian border, and established an international commission to investigate the World War I-era killings.