Sentences with phrase «at frustrating efforts»

«Taubman management is clearly doing everything possible to avoid a merger with Simon, and has been successful to date at frustrating efforts to consummate the deal.»

Laugh at his frustrated effort to play psychiatrist.

Not exact matches

They start feeling success and see continual results from their efforts, but then get frustrated at the low number of links they are generating.

Despite the euphoric rhetoric of its ambassador's speeches at the UN, the United States has blocked all efforts by uncommitted and socialist nations to bring the problems of organization and policy of communications satellites before that Committee, thus frustrating the Committee and the recommendations of the ITU.16.

One of the more frustrating elements of this group (like so many others) is that every effort at edification or even simple concern seems to be challenged for it's philosophical point of view.

At the end of the episode another effort to apprehend Jesus is reported, and again it is frustrated by fear of the people (Mk 12:12; Mt 21:46; Lk 20:19).

They represented several generations of frustrated efforts at religious reform, and they sought out a new habitation because they were convinced that their lives and fortunes were in danger at the hands of the Crown.

I cringe at the thought of wasting food (and effort in the kitchen), so I was pretty frustrated.

it's really annoying that with the way some players in the starting XI (prior to this season) and to an xtent the manager at times frustrate the effort of Alexis n other quality players.In spite of the effort they put in we offering a paltering sum below 200k.

City looked like being frustrated by the Saints with the score tied at 1 - 1 going into the dying seconds, before Raheem Sterling scored a stunning solo effort to wrap up the three points.

Conte had reportedly been frustrated at the lack of signings in the summer and was now looking to push through deals for a few players in the last ditch 10 days to make up for lost time and effort to bring in players at Stamford Bridge.

There are few more glamorous locations than Paris and few clubs in the world capable of matching PSG's huge spending power, but Ligue 1's low international profile — coupled with the absence of European football at Parc des Princes in the second half of the season — has frustrated the club's efforts to attract the kind of players who generate global interest.

While it has been a disappointing season, at times very frustrating, the fans will no doubt appreciate the efforts of the player after a promising campaign which seen them go so close to many of their beginning of the season goals but falter at the finish line once more.

I think parents also get frustrated at the lack of effort their kids show, and then worry about what kind of life their child is going to have if they don't start taking life more seriously.

Otherwise, your efforts at creating healthier habits will always feel like you're pushing against a wall, and your child will grow more and more frustrated.

As a mom of 2 little ones I can relate to how frustrating it can be to make the effort to prepare a meal only for your child to refuse to even stay at the table.

In what could be described as deliberate attempts to frustrate the Chief Justice's effort at cleaning the judiciary of miscreants; plaintiffs, complainants and attorneys are fuming over what they see as clever moves by court clerks and registrars to extort monies from them.

«We see this as a subtle attempt by this intolerant Akufo - Addo administration to frustrate and thwart our efforts at organising this demonstration.

Trump railed against efforts by some frustrated Republicans planning a last - ditch effort to try to thwart him from becoming the party's nominee, threatening at one point to stop fundraising if Republicans don't rally around him.

«We are at a loss why our elected representatives have apparently frustrated efforts to condemn what world leaders have described as «barbaric and criminal aggression» emanating from the state of Israel.»

At the center of the story of Trump's early days in the White House is a president determined to go big but increasingly frustrated by the efforts of his small team to contain the backlash.

«They have resorted to cheap blackmail as it is becoming obvious that the efforts of Ali Modu Sheriff at frustrating every attempt to impose a non party member as our presidential nominee is beginning to gain the attention of well - meaning members.

«There will be deep disappointment and dismay at the failure of leadership by the DUP and their efforts to frustrate the will of the people,» Mr Adams said.

«Unfortunately, some people who are supposed to be part of efforts at restitution are colluding with those who have stolen our commonwealth to frustrate the work of those who are genuinely committed in reversing the ugly trend.

Meanwhile, scientists at the agency who are working on the Constellation effort feel frustrated, says physicist Sheila Bailey of the Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio.

The Silvio O. Conte Center, a multi-institutional effort based at the University of Chicago, will combine the statistical power of pre-existing genetics, pharmacogenomics, text - mining, and clinical record databases to confront diseases that have so far frustrated researchers.

My first cookbook was an attempt at that magic wand, and while I got many wonderful thank you notes, I got just as many notes from those who were frustrated and not feeling better despite their efforts at changing their diet.

It can be frustrating to exercise at anything less than your max effort, sure, but gradual is the way to go to prevent injury.

If you are a thyroid patient frustrated by your efforts to lose weight, take a look at some of the approaches that you may find helpful in overcoming these factors — and get on the right path to healthy eating and successful weight loss.

The artistic meditativeness to Refn's approach to this film may be a little more realized than it was with 1996's «Pusher», but nevertheless, this effort is even more of the very thing that ruined Refn's breakout, and even seriously threatened Refn's decent follow - up, «Bleeder», having an experimental, almost abstract, and perhaps even intentionally incoherent structure that is not only questionable, but frustrates with pretentiousness, or at least too much ambition.

Isn't it better than getting frustrated with students not putting in any effort prior to coming to the classes, making you go through basics that they can cover at their pace well before coming to the class?

Most of the students who leave ALS schools for adult education programs have personal or family issues, worry that they will «age out» of public school at 21, or are frustrated with the time and effort it takes to earn a regular diploma, she said.

If a frustrated former U.S. Secretary of Education is bent on taking a hard look at the administration's effort to turn the Department of Ed into what he's repeatedly labeled «a national school board,» it could be a couple pretty long years for whoever is tasked with closing up shop at ED.

(I remember, at one point, being a little frustrated with them and wanting to tell them that the parents were not keeping the smart children home under the bed... these students are the ones that we have to work with and deserve our best efforts.)

OLIVER GAVIN, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R — FINISHED 7TH ON THE RACE «We came into the weekend confident but today despite a tremendous effort by everyone at Corvette Racing, we again faced frustrating challenges.

At times, it really could be a frustrating effort in futility.

«It has been frustrating to watch our friends at Tufts gain a meeting with their executive vice president right away, but have the Harvard administration ignore our requests and the overwhelming student vote,» said Alli Welton, a sophomore at Harvard, who is helping to spearhead the school's divestment effort.

It is frustrating to see a court take superficial or, in some cases non-investigations, at face value when with a little effort the true inadequacies of the investigations are apparent.

My efforts to use it myself are at times frustrating, but slowly I am learning.

At Good2bSocial, we work with law firms and companies in the legal industry who are serious about growth but are often frustrated that they've spent time, money, and effort on their website and on digital marketing, yet it still doesn't produce the traffic and leads they had hoped for.

When asked why they have invested the time to create and maintain an alter identity, some give the chilling response that it was a form of amusement or in other cases it was a strategy aimed at frustrating the partner's efforts to develop an actual relationship.

Some couples react to efforts to clarify their respective positions by engaging in the same sort of stalemating interactions that have been frustrating them at home.