Sentences with phrase «largely in vain»

Behind the scenes, colleagues say, he has fought for tightening rent laws and raising the minimum wage, although in recent years those efforts have been largely in vain.

The afternoon event was supposed to focus on efforts in the Senate to help unemployed veterans, but it was hijacked by angry anti-SAFE Act protestors, who shouted down the senators when they tried — largely in vain — to stick to the scheduled program.

Of course, Thomas de Maizière and his Ministry need to explain why half a billion Euros has been spend largely in vain — but the public outrage has more to do with the general interest in drones than with the failed project.

Not exact matches

«Efforts to improve preschool teacher qualifications will largely be in vain until the problem of inadequate compensation and lack of parity with kindergarten and the primary grades is addressed,» Dr. Barnett said.