Sentences with phrase «effort was for nothing»

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Most experts think restoration efforts could play a large role in bringing reefs back from the brink, but if they don't solve the most serious problems reefs face, it could all be for nothing.

However, in the world of pizza, restaurants» efforts may all be for nothing.

There's nothing in marketing as exciting as offering people a chance at winning a prize in exchange for a little effort and personal information.

However, «busting the block» requires intentionality, perseverance and effort, but that is nothing new for entrepreneurs in the new year.

Tom Malinowski, a former State Department official, previously told Business Insider that if those efforts had been successful, it would have given the Russians «exactly what they wanted in exchange for absolutely nothing.»

Johnson's new role as a representative of philanthropic efforts is nothing new for her.

I won't be retiring off that but only really now appreciate the reverse pyramid approach to entrepreneurship (working for nothing initially but later being paid without effort!)

Where Box in particular was criticized for spending lavishly on aggressive sales and marketing efforts, Evernote spends almost nothing comparatively.

It's hard indeed not to drawn into this... If you have not really read the Bible for yourself or made an effort to study or sort out the things you find contradictory, if you've just dismissed it as false and pointless, then nothing I say will make any difference.

It's about the determination of Republicans to cut funding for Planned Parenthood, National Public Radio and the Environmental Protection Agency - efforts that have absolutely nothing to do with the deficit.

But despite their unhappy efforts, the Christian fellowship has never finally been willing to remain in some outworn position or rest content in some backwater, for there have always been those who pushed forward in the certain confidence that God is the God of truth and that nothing that is true can deny the disclosure of the divine self given in Jesus Christ.

His other challenge came out of my major moral claim, that any serious effort to reduce emissions by any significant amount, let alone the 60 - 80 % called for by the European Union and some of our presidential candidates, would destroy economies all over the world and condemn the poor to perpetual poverty - which is why China and India will have nothing to do with emissions caps.

I am an alcoholic with 32 years of sobriety, Lets look at what this woman does for a living, She writes books and I see this as nothing more than a effort to promote her product.

There is no thought of resort to dishonest means to escape effort, no subterfuge, and no bypassing aimed at getting something for nothing, since the whole motive for work is not getting but giving, making, serving, creating.

Yet nothing can have a more deadening effect on real participation by the citizens than if government, instead of merely providing the essential framework of spontaneous growth, becomes monolithic and takes charge of the provision for all needs, which can be provided for only by the common effort of many.

It is not for nothing that imperial Rome, torn by internal division and already smelling the smoke of the fires that would destroy it a century later, found at last in the Christian religion a principle of cohesion that would permit it one last effort to realize the dream of the Caesars and envelope the entire known world under the banner of the Pax Romana.

There's nothing wrong with being thankful for the things you have, and it's a nice to keep in mind those whose efforts made your dinner possible.

If one who has never made any systematic effort to lift and control the thought - forces will, for a single month, earnestly pursue the course here suggested, he will be surprised and delighted at the result, and nothing will induce him to go back to careless, aimless, and superficial thinking.

For those vegetarians buying a fake turkey this year, Berman recommends opting for an all - natural choice like Gardein's Savory Stuffed Turk» y. «They're making an effort to use all - natural ingredients, nothing genetically engineered and mostly things that you're able to pronounce,» she saFor those vegetarians buying a fake turkey this year, Berman recommends opting for an all - natural choice like Gardein's Savory Stuffed Turk» y. «They're making an effort to use all - natural ingredients, nothing genetically engineered and mostly things that you're able to pronounce,» she safor an all - natural choice like Gardein's Savory Stuffed Turk» y. «They're making an effort to use all - natural ingredients, nothing genetically engineered and mostly things that you're able to pronounce,» she says.

Thumb down all you want but I wan na win this not be content with playing catchup due to our own discrepancies in the first leg and then be praised for putting a good effort in the second despite the fact that it's all for nothing.

We all want a great atmosphere at the matches and if the Gunners show that they are up for it against Swansea tonight, with fill effort and commitment if nothing else, then we fans will get behind them.

Here is some advice mate, don't say sorry, just make sure you have nothing to say sorry for by putting in the effort in the first place.

His role is stroking wenger's... ego... Certainly nothing to do with football that's for sure but have known that for 5 years... He's the midfield equivalent of lord bendtner... Just hope for a bit of effort in second half

The protests are aimed at BOTH Kronke and Wenger.They are both to blame for our demise.How Wenger was given a TWO YEAR CONTRACT last year was the final straw for the majority of fans who were demanding change.It was obvious Wenger was not only unable to maintain the 4th Place Trophy he had for years stayed was a Trophy in all but name, but would also fail to prevent us becoming nothing other than also rans within the chasing pack.And where are we now?SIXTH PLACE.That is down on last years pathetic effort and we show no signs of being able to improve with Wenger still in charge.

Joining a club of arsenal s stature has its ups and downs.There is a requirement of how our players should perform when on the pitch.The following is a list of players who were wrong to choose arsenal.Aaron ramsey - Even though he is the most favoured of all players at the club now.I cant help but think how it would have gone for Him if he decided to search for other greener pastures.He was a clear talented footballer during his time at cardiff but he hasnt been raised with the discipline at arsenal.You can always see ramseys all round strengths but sadly Its not helping him or the club with his foward moving pleasurr.He is so Over used and its sometimes difficult for him to get used to the rythm of the game.With time you realise he gets low ib confidence and his engine gets wasted.He needed somebody who would have managed him properly and with care and that person is certainpy not wenger.You would have been better off at Manu mate.Calum chambers - Came us a very talented player from southampton with raw talent.He was very good at first but wenger found a way to reduce his level of confidence.His inexperience was left exposed and wenger did nt do anything to resolve that problem and instead He looked for other talented players.Alex oxlade chamberlain - Another very talented player who needed only his skilled sharpened and his character modelled.That and he was ready to become a world beater.But wenger decided to let him run and run like a headless chicken causing him to be often injured and damaging his confidence.Who knows what would have happened to him gad he decided to look for more greener pasture.He is surely a much better player than this.Theo walcott - Another player who was tipped to have a very bright future.He had it in him.But all he needed was an appropriate manager who would nurture him with discipline and help him with his talent.But on Coming to arsenal he was given Much more responsiblities putting more weight on his shoulders on top of that another player who was recklessly managed with his talent and never coming off age because his character wasnt properly shaped.Mesut ozil - Al right i agree he perfoms well just recently.But imagine all the legendary players he was often compared to during his time at real madrid.On coming to arsenal he found no rotation often overused, suffered many injuries and his confidence dwindled.It is pretty clear arsene does not take any responsibility for players.And when at arsenal you have to be your own manager.You need not rely on your manager otherwise you might continue being the same player for the next many years.That is why each and every player are what they are because of their own efforts and wenger had nothing to do with it.Van persie was the same player for over 7 years untill he himself decided to change.Wenger only organises and prepares tge team while the rest is in your court.It is not what so many people make it out to be.Thats why we need to pressure wenger more than our own players.They are their own self managers and wenger needs to take that responsibility

Only sport you have some major success is basketball... For all the effort you put into this you would be better of working 9 to 5 job or put your money in stock market or invest in better ways 2 - 3 % ROI is really nothing and thats when things go your way...

Fabio Borini scored a brilliant goal of his own but it was nothing more than a mere consolation effort for David Moyes» side as the former United boss endured a miserable return to Old Trafford.

All players should give 100 % in every game and if that means running non stop for 90 minutes plus or taking the ball in the face to stop a goal bound effort from the opposition then so be it, us fans should expect nothing less weather or not we are fans of Arsenal, Leicester or whoever, the players get paid thousands to do what i did for fun growing up only i ran for longer than these so called professionals.

His all important headed effort gave us the lead in the first leg, while his acrobatic finish in the second proved to be nothing more than a consolation.Regardless, Giroud is still the holder of an impressive record, despite many Arsenal fans feeling he's nowhere near good enough to be playing for the club.Few strikers get the better of Manuel Neuer — a player widely regarded as the best goalkeeeper in the game — and even fewer score against him with regularity condolence to the families affected by the Paris terror attack - the whole world let's pray that no more life goes down

Admittedly it was a rather tame effort which beat Joe Hart in the first half, but the ex-Saints man showed there was nothing strange about his footwork, as he pulled off a fine piece of skill to find Roberto Firmino, who subsequently assisted James Milner for goal number two.

If there isn't one, then your efforts have been for nothing.

There's no passion no intimacy no sex no fun no nothing., he did lose his job and out of work for a year but he is in work now and has made no effort to rectify this.

You may have done all the above, but if her room stays cold, the efforts could be for nothing.

If you say there isn't enough money to do this, how about reallocating funds from other programs / funds / efforts that are currently doing nothing for our country.

I want to continue to recalibrate traditional gifting by either doing nothing (sometimes nothing can be a gift), focusing on giving one lovingly procured gift per person (rather than scurrying around trying to fulfill some sort of quota), giving small handmade treats (e.g., to neighbors and friends), and continuing my charitable giving efforts (for ideas, see these wonderful back posts by Isabel Kallman and Jennifer James).

While the effort involved in going gluten free may mean it's not your first choice for treating your child, you may want to consider it if you've tried other things and nothing has worked.

It was a lot of effort for nothing.)

The other significant thing this film is doing is to keep healthcare providers thinking about the importance of the microbiome so that if and when a c section is necessary for the baby's survival, then they will make every effort possible to allow skin to skin contact and breastfeeding as soon as possible after the birth so that the baby is exposed to the mothers skin flora if nothing else.

It will feel like all of your effort has been for nothing.

For purposes of accuracy, our PAC fundraiser had nothing to do with the Scaffold Law, but it is amusing to me that the Trial Lawyers» allies are increasingly hysterical about our organization and our Scaffold Law effort.

Barnardos, who caught flack from some quarters for being involved in the detention estate, had gone to a lot of effort to make the centre look nothing like what it actually was.

``... Even if he met nothing at all, this country had so much for us to leverage... look at the things we have been through, with the payment of monies to people, who don't deserve the monies; what efforts have we made to recover the monies?

Spokespeople for both the inspector general's office and the governor's office vigorously insisted that the I.G. is fully independent from any executive influence and a spokesperson for Cuomo argued that there was nothing inappropriate about the governor's dual efforts: calling for more oversight of the university systems while seeking their leaders» backing for his top 2017 proposal.

This time it's the turn of Alistair Burt, whose exemplary below - the - radar efforts at the FCO has counted for nothing, and Marks Prisk and Hoban, whose work as housing and employment ministers respectively were seen as perfectly competent.

Freshman Rep. John Faso is among the Republican House members who ventured out onto a limb for the health care reform bill, and now many have to pay a political price with nothing to show for their efforts.

Walker told Hearst then that there was nothing untoward about the fundraising letter sent by his exploratory committee for statewide office, and that he had made a good faith effort to give McKinney a heads up.

«We have a general election in November, I do have a Green Party opponent, I take nothing for granted but I've also made it clear that I'm seeking leadership of the council the next term so that effort really kicks into high gear now,» Levine said.

She had been trying to conceive for six years, but until seven weeks ago, she had gotten nothing from her efforts except a chlamydial infection from a cheating boyfriend.

After all, it is typically an anonymous, volunteer effort for which scientists receive nothing more than thanks from journal editors and the good feeling of contributing to the scientific community.

After all, there's nothing more frustrating than putting in effort for months (or years) and not seeing results and getting demoralized.