Sentences with phrase «a valiant effort»

While I don't have any insight about this retail giant's cyber security operation, many companies large and small have no idea if a breach has occurred in their networks despite their valiant efforts.

An inspirational profile of an inner - city high school football team's valiant effort to reach the school's first - ever playoff game.

The hope was that antisense oligos for everything from cancer to HIV would roll off the pharmaceutical assembly line — but despite a generation of valiant effort, the successes on this front have been meager.

But there isn't such a computer, and without proportional representation, our valiant efforts at voting our principles are undermined or rendered neutral by a crude system designed to favour incumbents and lower expectations of what is possible.

Everyone feels the need to be recognized as an individual or member of a group and to feel a sense of achievement for work well done or even for a valiant effort.

No matter how valiant our efforts, it pops up with all its vitality, splashing everyone around.

She calls this film a «valiant effort,» and has written a tie - in devotional book to the film for Christian moms.

Charlie makes a valiant effort at preaching and otherwise playing the role.

I have gone out of my way to support Father Maturi fight against crime and am working closely with him in this valiant effort to make some positive change.

Sex Education, A Parents» Guide is a valiant effort to present the controversial Catholic teaching in a friendly way.

Her honesty about the uncomfortable realities of life and faith — the unresolved, the disappointments, the mysterious, the gray, the hopeful, the routine, the failures, the valiant efforts — give this book a more conversational and intimate feel than any of her others.

Despite these valiant efforts, countless Coptic tunes have slipped silently into the sands of time with the death of some white - haired cleric in a nondescript Egyptian village.

Right at the beginning, Hobbes made a valiant effort to complete the Copernican Revolution.

Others, like the ancient Pharisees, prompted by equally noble motives, are making valiant efforts to keep the church structures buoyant and active by winning converts from the lost world as occasion offers.

The Christian conscience put forth valiant efforts to curb and redirect to its ends the traditions of the former «barbarians» by which the rulers emerged from the professional warriors and retained their power by prowess in battle and skill in directing their subjects in military objectives.

When Pope Francis arrives in America next month, he will undoubtedly find a very different country than did Paul VI, John Paul II, or Benedict XVI.In the past decade, the culture of death has gained momentum (even as pro-life marches and valiant efforts to chip away at it continue), the sexual....

Instead, her honesty about the uncomfortable realities of life and faith — the unresolved, the disappointments, the mysterious, the gray, the hopeful, the routine, the failures, the valiant efforts — give this book a more conversational and intimate feel than any of her others.

My cousin made a valiant effort to get a family photo, but I have about 400 outtakes that are way more hilarious.

I was under the impression that 12 - minute Saucy Chicken Breasts with Limes was a pretty genius weeknight answer to chicken under a brick, and a valiant effort on my part to rehabilitate the bland, stringy, flavorless brand identity that has followed chicken breasts around for the past, oh, 35 years or so.

But it was a valiant effort.

Despite a valiant effort from the Jets, the Patriots were able to do what they always do: win.

It was a valiant effort, Marshall had a head start and also is fast and not a 305 - pounder.

Despite a valiant effort, the Men were less successful, with both Blues and Assassins teams losing narrowly to Cambridge.

«He makes a valiant effort to try to see his children.»

Therefore, despite valiant efforts by Colorado, Penn State and, yeah, fine, Florida, I have no choice but to award the Huskers the title of Bust University.

Despite a valiant effort by their defense, the Florida Gators ultimately fell to the Alabama Crimson Tide in the SEC Championship Game.

The lads gave it a valiant effort and went 1 - 0 up.

Not quite as good as Jerome Simpson's flip with the Bengals, but this was a valiant effort by Bears wide receiver Earl Bennett to somersault in for the score.

Brandon Weeden makes a valiant effort on this play to try and get the touchdown after he caught his own batted...

Despite the valiant effort of the Ball family, the presence of Dawkins and George McGinnis were too much inside and the Big Ballers came up short.

For Team Kowalczyk, it was a valiant effort in this one.

Despite a valiant effort, Utah was swept by a Golden State Warriors team amid the most dominant show of playoff excellence in NBA history.

Although they nearly came back and won the game, their valiant effort last night created a very rare situation for tonight's game: people are betting against the Cubbies.

Kudos to Mr Tony Attwood for his valiant effort to help us make a good sense of it all with humour by consolidating all the crap being peddled each day by those «in the know» into brilliant mocking articles.

He's put forth some valiant efforts in Pitt's 17 - game losing streak, including 17 - plus point performances against Virginia Tech, Duke, NC State, Syracuse, Miami, and Florida State.

Earlier in the day, Jade Slavin put up a valiant effort against reigning Olympic champion Shuyin Zheng, but was defeated 10 - 7.

In the end, a great victory for Barça, but a valiant effort from Pep's team.

It was a valiant effort from the Saints, who showed signs of improvement under Hughes, but they remain three points from safety and have their own defensive problems to sort out.

Although PSV lost the first leg 2 - 0 at the San Siro, a valiant effort saw them go 2 - 0 up on home soil and although Abrosini's finish in extra time sealed the Italian side's place in the final Phillip Cocu made it 3 - 1 just after to give Milan a huge headache.

The Gunners can no longer afford to lose the opening leg by big margins, and then exit the second leg with a perceived «valiant effort.»

Despite the win proving elusive at home, Blackpool's performances on the whole at Bloomfield Road have been very pleasing, especially their latest valiant effort against Man City, who the pushed all the way and never gave up until the final whistle in typical Holloway / Blackpool fashion.

A trip to Stoke, however, could be a lot worse, and while Bolton have fallen to three successive away defeats in the league, they'll head to Stoke fancying their chances after their valiant efforts at Chelsea on Tuesday despite losing 1 - 0 at Stamford Bridge under controversial circumstances.

But there are times when babies keep crying despite a parent's valiant efforts to soothe.

There did seem to be some valiant effort from some of the vendors.

Despite my most valiant efforts and deep commitment to positive discipline, I often find myself making and correcting mistakes.

The prosecution and defense differed sharply Wednesday over whether a videotape that captured an infant's traumatic birth showed criminal incompetence on the part of a midwife charged in his death or a valiant effort to save the baby's life.

You know, when do you just kind of put it aside despite, you know, you valiant efforts and despite your passion for breastfeeding, when do you just say: enough is enough?

Remember to praise your child for a job well done, as well as for putting forth a valiant effort.

Despite a valiant effort to open it himself, he ended up asking me to open the package for him.

However, despite the valiant efforts of left Rawlsians to press down hard on pre-distribution and force it to yield some radical implications (O'Neill and Williamson, 2012; Doron, 2012), in Miliband's formulation it seems a weak reed, relying on labour market interventions such as education and training to alter distributional outcomes.