Sentences with phrase «despite efforts like»

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EA's removal of gambling - like elements will likely take some steam out of those regulatory efforts, despite less egregious versions of the idea being widespread.

Despite all of your efforts, sacrifices and hard work, the business just isn't going like you'd hoped...

So «not your daddy's oil» is not sinking in with Millennials and Generation Z, and with many of them, it never will, despite the oil lobbies» marketing efforts to try to make it sound like an attractive career path.

It seems like the world is completely against this person, and despite their best efforts, the world will continue to hold them back.

Despite efforts from the likes of Shell, BP and Exxon to reassure investors their business models are compatible with a low - carbon economy, some 71 per cent of fund managers said they have not yet decided whether they think oil companies can make a successful transition to a low carbon economy, and 41 per cent do not have a strategy for engaging with oil companies on the issue.

Despite early efforts from the House, which passed a version of the tax bill that condensed the current seven tax brackets to four and cut many of the deductions — like those for teachers» supplies and high medical expenses — the final draft of the tax bill does no such thing.

Despite my best efforts I'd sway all around while the teacher would go on and on about being like the mighty oak tree, roots deep into the ground, standing strong, etc..

The caramels were yummy, but I agree with one of the other commentors about the salt — despite my best efforts, it didn't seem to mix in evenly and some of the caramels were like mini-salt licks.

and despite my best efforts and positive pancake thoughts, they each taste... like an omelet.

There are some days when there are some veg left in the basket despite my best efforts, so having something like this vegan chunky lentil and vegetable stoup recipe is the perfect way to concoct them into something delicious and filling.

Despite my best efforts to cultivate a love of quinoa, kale, and green beans, it turns out they are just kids and kids like mac and cheese.

Despite many of the big players in the cocoa and chocolate supply chain working on sustainability issues like trying to eradicate child labor and stopping environmental damage like deforestation, the efforts of companies and governments have very little influence, according to the Cocoa Barometer 2018.

Of course, despite my best efforts, it turns out most folks really do know what they like.

I ate a couple of these cookies (okay, maybe like five) one evening after taking two final exams earlier that day (read: major sleep deprivation), and I was still wide awake until about 4:00 am, despite my best efforts to relax and catch some winks.

and if we somehow grab 4th or secure a champions league spot at the season's end, many (mostly AKBs) will be like «Wenger have done his best despite the fact that he had lil at his disposal» and will remain satisfied with his mediocre effort...... then they will all fail to look back at this day and recall how Wenger's complacency turned the tides against our favour!

U will be like «wenger has done his best despite the fact he had Lil at his disposal»...... u will remain satisfied with a mediocre effort...... then u will fail to Look back at this day and recall how Wenger's mistakes turn the tides against our favour!

But despite the strong efforts that Alexis Sanchez has put in up front and the performances from the likes of Giroud, Welbeck and Perez, I still think a major talent up front would be the missing piece to the jigsaw, especially when it comes to our chances of winning the league again!

With the likes of Dejan Lovren, Joel Matip and Ragnar Klavan ahead of him in the pecking order, it's difficult to see Sakho returning to the fold any time soon, and so despite his best efforts, he should listen to those around him and look for an alternative situation in January.

The season is young, some of us are a bit disappointed with the transfer window despite or efforts to mask it with optimism, it was in fact one of our best windows to date despite it not feeling like it to some, but please let us not get carried away here.

Despite visibly struggling with his thigh injury, Sanchez scored the all - important second goal for Arsenal thanks to some smart off the ball movement and never once did it look like his effort had diminished as a result of his injury.

And despite long - range efforts from both Rooney and Davies in the closing stages - and an injury - time penalty appeal which struck the chest, rather than hand, of Matt Lowton - they rarely looked like scoring and the home fans booed the players off the pitch.

Despite that, it may seem all their efforts have now gone in vain, as there is some major news come in relating to his future, which will be liked by the fans of the two English giants.

Many women in developed countries like the U.S. find that despite their best efforts, they are unable to exclusively breastfeed due to supply problems or other circumstances.

Despite all your efforts to guard your baby against illnesses, there were still factors from the environment that you can't control, like the hazards from the air inside your home.

Despite our best efforts to train her to only sleep on her back, my baby likes to sleep on her stomach.

I'd rather think about her name than think about how I'm going to keep her safe out there... or maybe it's because we all know that, despite our best efforts, we can't prevent them from being bullied, or getting hurt, or just feeling the ups and downs of being human... so we try to exert some control over the one thing that we know will travel with them... maybe it's a little like trying to wrap them in a protective spell J

After eight years of work to «fix school food», I am convinced that while on paper it may be possible to draw up a budget to operate a school meal program, including all of the expenses — food, labor, overhead, kitchen facilities, equipment, staff training, office expenses, everything it takes to run a meal program — with nutritious scratch cooked lunches for $ 2.72 apiece, no district of any size is, in fact, doing it, despite the best efforts of many capable people like Ann Cooper.

The Planet Box isn't cheap, but then I considered the fact that despite my best cleaning efforts, those soft - sided lunch boxes we buy at Target every year barely make it to June (and in fact I feel like donning a Hazmat suit when I finally dispose of them), so when you combine its longevity with the fact that you won't need to buy baggies or foil, the Planet Box may well pay for itself.

It sounds like you made tremendous efforts and did a great job with your children despite being sick.

If you are frustrated by the crying, despite your best efforts to help your baby, put her in a safe place (like her crib) and take a moment to calm yourself.

The boroughs were thought to lack the strategic vision and mandate to co-ordinate their work on London - wide issues, such as transport, strategic planning and economic development, despite the efforts of bodies like the Association of London Government.

That is despite some of those countries (like Greece) having endured some considerable pain in their efforts to tackle their deficits.

Despite international efforts, there was «no realistic prospect of a world without nuclear weapons in the foreseeable future», Mr Browne said, adding that no such weapons had been used in 50 years because, in part, countries like Britain had a deterrent.

«Despite Cuomo's efforts to pit labor unions against community organizations like ours, the truth is that we stood with working people long before Andrew Cuomo, and we will stand with them long after.»

Democrats were hurt by factors like the president's unpopularity and the large number of conservative Democratic Senate seats in play, but the GOP victories come despite efforts by environmentalists to make climate skepticism a politically dangerous position.

Despite vaccines and efforts to eradicate the pesky insects, they continue to infect humans with feared diseases like Zika virus, malaria and West Nile virus.

Despite my efforts to eat in a way that stabilizes my blood sugar, I tend to feel like a witch when the clock strikes 3:00 and I realize that I'm not going to make it until dinnertime... Do you ever feel this way?

If, despite your best efforts, you feel like you're dragging through the day, low testosterone might be the culprit.

Personally, we like a program to throw ourselves into and see fast results, rather than trundle along for years seeing very little difference despite all efforts (as most diets go).

And despite best efforts from folks like First Lady Michelle Obama and chef Alice Waters to unaddict us to high fructose corn syrup, McNuggets and Wonder Bread, it's actually a little surprising that more than 70 percent of people aren't afraid of green juices.

I've been trying to finish up my shopping list, and I feel like that despite my best efforts, I somehow ended up buying myself waaaaaaaay more things than I ever meant to while trying to shop for friends and family.

I like this particular style for biking because, despite all my best efforts, a pant that sits at your natural waist is the only way to effortlessly glide across town without the fear of butt cleavage for all those behind you.

Despite its nice aesthetics, the numerous scams and fake profiles will make your efforts go to waste and leave you feeling like you've been scammed, especially if you've purchased a premium membership.

Although you may be experiencing a drought in the love department, despite any effort you may have put into trying to change it, you might start feeling like...

But despite the best efforts of the writers (including Ken Anderson of Cinderella fame), it still feels like a series of episodes, in which characters turn up, do little and then disappear for quite a while.

Despite every effort to save his home, Carver comes in like the Grim Reaper to bring reality to the situation, and soon Nash is forced into living in a dingy motel with his mother (Dern, Wild) and young son (Lomax, Safe Haven) on the hope that he can find a way to legally get his home back.

Pinto (who, despite her distant nationality, is a genuine doppelganger for Jebreal) gives a nice effort, as do those she shares the screen with, especially Abbass (whose age, like Pinto's, is occasionally called into question).

And just like that movie, this seems to be pretty bad, despite their best efforts to make something fun.

Despite cinematographer Shelly Johnson's admirable attempts to ape Janusz Kaminski's lighting style — covered up by the color grading, which A.V. Club contributor Adam Nayman likened to camouflage meant to hide the fact that anyone had put any effort into this movie — this basically looks and moves like an over-heated fan film, and Montiel's tin - eared use of country music doesn't make it seem any less amateurish.

Despite Beau Knapp's best efforts to deliver expository dialogue about Nic's relationship with Haley in a conversational way, the opening of «The Signal» feels too much like what it is: a set - up for what's to come.