Sentences with phrase «disappointing results of efforts»

Underscoring the difference are the disappointing results of efforts to improve patients» metabolic states through liposuction.

Not exact matches

A disappointing road performance at Red Bull Arena aside, Minnesota turned in respectable efforts in spite of the results.

Although disappointed in the outcome of the STEP trial, Koff says the results will likely give a shot in the arm to a growing effort to identify antibodies capable of neutralizing the virus before it causes a full - blown infection.

None of these efforts detected a gravitational wave — a disappointing, but not unexpected, result.

Though the results of the PROMISE (progesterone in miscarriage treatment) trial will be disappointing to many, it will allow researchers to direct their efforts towards exploring other treatments that can reduce the risk.

The end result is an effort that falls right in line with Egoyan's passable yet disappointing run of recent films...

The end result is a typically uneven effort from director Payne, with the movie's lackluster nature especially disappointing given its proliferation of positive attributes.

The end result is an effort that falls right in line with Egoyan's passable yet disappointing run of recent films, which is a shame, certainly, given that the movie admittedly does possess a notable number of positive attributes.

The end result is nothing more than a showcase for Close's admittedly stirring performance, which is certainly disappointing given the strength of such past Garcia efforts as Nine Lives and Mother and Child.

Other than proposing that the new effort be better funded and focused on what he deems to be the critical issues, it is unclear how this new proposal should be expected to produce something dramatically different from the disappointing results of past efforts.

Teachers will remain caught between ideologies of short - term economic efficiencies and the findings of educational research — between bottom lines and holistic student development; caught in the rough - edged cogs of funding formulae about resources and student achievement; caught by the Gonskis in the public - private funding debate; stuck between the so - far - disappointing results of national, standardised testing and teacher accountability (more effort is made to hold teachers accountable than trust them!).

Advocates of efforts to relax firing protections are likely to be sorely disappointed in the results of such reforms if they are enacted in isolation for at least two reasons.

A recent review offers ambiguous support for the relation between home visitation and reductions in child maltreatment.2 The findings from several large - scale home - visitation efforts have shown disappointing short - term results in reducing family violence and child maltreatment.4, 9 A 15 - year follow - up study of the Elmira trial families, however, provided the first evidence from a randomized trial for the long - term effects of home visitation on reducing child maltreatment.10 Results from the follow - up showed that nurse - visited families had half as many child maltreatment reports as families in the comparisonresults in reducing family violence and child maltreatment.4, 9 A 15 - year follow - up study of the Elmira trial families, however, provided the first evidence from a randomized trial for the long - term effects of home visitation on reducing child maltreatment.10 Results from the follow - up showed that nurse - visited families had half as many child maltreatment reports as families in the comparisonResults from the follow - up showed that nurse - visited families had half as many child maltreatment reports as families in the comparison group.