Sentence examples for serious effort on from inspiring English sources

Since the trouble began, he has made two big speeches, one on March 30th to a sycophantic parliament, and another more serious effort on April 16th.

Mr. Obama's team has made a serious effort on that front, unlike its predecessors.

Even so, "a serious effort on education" supported by regional and national leaders could chip away at that opposition, he said.

Yet the Obama administration's approach — working with, not against the military, and essentially giving up on any serious effort on democratic reform — is both logical and necessary.

The president of the G.A.A. accused the D.A.'s office of not having made a serious effort on behalf of the homosexual community.

A goal down early on when Tim Howard fumbled a free kick, David Moyes's side took a while to muster a serious effort on goal.

All of this calls for serious efforts on policing, education and youth employment.

The statement further noted that Mr. Sharon "still does not see actions or serious efforts on the part of the Palestinian Authority to stop the terrorism," referring to reports of preparations for further attacks in Israel.

One of the most serious efforts on that front was a system put in place by Mendocino County, which as of 2010 allowed the cultivation of up to 99 plants, provided growers registered and tagged each one with zip ties purchased from the county.

Although serious efforts on this are on the way [ 54, 64, 65], there are still much to expect in the future as HCI techniques and virtual reality (VR) devices (such as Oculus Rift) become cheaper and more advanced over time (Fig.  1).

Just like yet another debate on "national identity" two years ago, it looks more like an electoral stunt than a serious effort to reflect on the place of Islam in France.