Sentences with phrase «despite valiant attempts»

Despite valiant attempts from Gould and Bogart, Dick Powell remains the best screen incarnation of Philip Marlowe to date.

Despite a valiant attempt by my YNN colleague Bill Carey, Sen. Chuck Schumer refused during a stop in Syracuse yesterday to take a position on a true state - level millionaire's tax, despite the fact that he is pushing the exact same thing down in Washington, D.C.

Not exact matches

Despite getting 40 points on 12 - of - 22 shooting, six rebounds and five assists from stud freshman point guard Collin Sexton, Alabama ultimately came up short in its valiant comeback attempt, losing 89 — 84.

Von Kempelen and his helpers tour his remarkable invention all around Europe to amaze and entertain the public, but despite many valiant attempts and close calls, no one is able to beat the extraordinary chess machine.

Recently released Lastfight made an attempt at being the new Power Stone earlier this year, but it's not the Power Stone 3 a number of Dreamcast fans have been waiting for, despite a valiant effort.