However, CNOOC is making a credible effort to find oil in an area geologically similar to Southern Sudan, with its substantial oil finds.
PAGE D7 $25 and Under D7 Editorial MR. GATES'S BUDGET Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has made a credible effort to bring new discipline and focus to military spending.
Whether Mr. Gingrich makes a credible effort to address these issues over the next several weeks will be a good sign of how seriously his surge should be taken.
Behind closed doors, said one European Union official, leaders pressured Mr. Berlusconi to bring in the group's auditors to demonstrate to world markets that Italy is making a credible effort to cut its deficits and make changes to restore growth, which is currently close to nonexistent.
The next task for European leaders is to show the rest of the world that they are making a credible effort to repair the flaws in the euro zone that allowed the problems in one small country, Greece, to threaten the world economy.
The Times' editorial board has steadfastly supported the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, warts and all, because it makes a credible effort to make a more sustainable healthcare system.
No one can expect the United States to provide any quick fixes, but one would like to see America make a credible and sustained effort, along with other countries, to address global environmental problems.
One can make a credible argument for seeking to improve relations with Taiwan and for pushing Beijing to reduce its effort to isolate it.
They couldn't make a credible face.
It's too close to the November election for Mr. Bush to make any credible effort to replace Mr. Tenet.
EU officials have echoed this threat.Štefan Füle (pictured), the EU's enlargement commissioner, will assess whether Bosnian leaders are making what is referred to as a "credible" effort to resolve the issue.
