Sentences with phrase «despite efforts to date»

Despite efforts to date, this crisis will require an expensive & long - drawn out resolution, and will probably continue to exert a significant drag on sentiment.

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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.

In a letter to be sent to lawmakers Friday morning, Cuomo's counsel Alphonso David proposes the date and faults legislators for not responding to earlier attempts at coordinating their schedules «despite our best efforts.»

But nothing to date has come of the sale, despite efforts by an Orthodox Jewish camp to repurpose Camp Gabriels as Camp Hamachane, which occupies 92 acres with 48 structures.

Despite the extensive effort to date, however, the species richness of the region remains by far underestimated.

This is understandable, since we are so used to the traditional dating method that tends to produce few results despite how much thought and effort we put into it.

The TV Show Adam Ruins Everything attacked eHarmony despite its connections with IAC, Match.coms parent company IAC has made tremendous efforts to fortify The Match Groups international command of online dating.

Rebecca has no desire to date despite efforts by her feisty neighbor, Olive, who has a love advice column called Call Me Cupid.

Despite dutifully following the suggestions delineated in Writer's Market, widely accepted as the bible of struggling authors, all I have to show for my efforts to date is a big pile of rejection letters from publishers and agents.

Big Eyes seems to be one of the centerpieces of his efforts this year, as evidenced by the fact that he has given it a coveted Christmas Day release date, which remains the most high - profile launching date for an awards hopeful, despite the fact that it has been more than a decade since a December release has won Best Picture.

Ficarra and Requa, who built a strong, foul - mouthed reputation for themselves following the writing of Bad Santa (2003) and their directorial debut and strongest effort to date, I Love You Philip Morris (2009), have lost none of their penchant for authentically inclined adult interactions (despite their cuckoo rom - com fantasy Crazy, Stupid, Love., 2011).

Yet, despite such a dramatic step, these efforts have to date proved insufficient with almost half the Syrian children in Lebanon still out of school.

In education, to date, despite the best efforts of many groups, we have been unwilling or unable to establish a specific, agreed — upon, measurable body of skills or knowledge that teachers must master.

Despite my best efforts, none of these dating strategies worked, so I decided to bake cakes and take them to bars until I found a boyfriend.

Despite efforts to educate participants on the benefits of target date funds (TDFs), many lack even the most basic knowledge of what target date funds are and how they work.

As a brief overview, the Management and Board have embarked upon a failed merger that garnered virtually no support from its shareholders, and was opposed by ISS, and continued on that path until the date of the special shareholders meeting and scheduled vote, spending lavishly in a failed effort to close it; attempted to implement substantial new options to itself, a plan opposed by ISS and the shareholders, which was withdrawn; continually paid itself outrageous sums of the shareholders money over the past three years; rejected highly qualified outside board members with deep, broad healthcare company experience supported by its shareholders; held many Board and Committee meetings with nothing to show for it; formed a new Strategic Transactions Committee that is highly paid but that has produced no deals for the shareholders to consider or for any outside valuation experts to formally review; spent lavishly on accountants, auditors and counsel; failed to successfully hire any outside professional negotiators and finally extinguish or remove the outstanding lease obligations; distributed no cash to the shareholders despite holding excess amounts; formed no special purpose entity to hold any royalty and milestone rights and payments for the benefit of its shareholders; and thus generally failed in its fiduciary duties to shareholders.

Canine hip dysplasia is a polygenic trait that remains a problem in most large breeds of dog, despite efforts to control this condition dating back to the 1960s.

And in 2009, we highlighted the role SXSW was playing in helping to steer the music industry in a more sustainable direction, but despite those valuable efforts, the 2011 expansion into a standalone conference devoted to sustainability marked the biggest nod to sustainability to - date for the SXSW brand.

Given the lack of available motion and trial dates in Toronto courts, counsel are well aware that the options they can currently provide their clients are extremely limited, despite a concerted effort by our judicial system to promote expediency and efficiency.

«Despite the revolutionary activity in our atmosphere, the regulatory frameworks we rely on to shape these efforts are dated.

Despite the fact that Apple announced new APIs for game controllers with the launch of iOS 7, the efforts to date have been rather mediocre.

Despite Rockstar Games» best efforts to suppress details regarding its open world western action - adventure video game, a British retailer may have accidentally outed the release date of the upcoming title.

Despite the best efforts of the Productivity Commission, the Key Indicators reports have not been able, to date, to yield data that can, in the Prime Minister's words, «demonstrate the impact of programme and policy interventions».

Since filing the claim the process has become drawn out, with several delayed court dates and poor communication from my lawyer to me, despite my best efforts.