Sentences with phrase «largely unsuccessful efforts»

De Blasio was soundly defeated by Success CEO Eva Moskowitz in a very public fight over school space, despite largely unsuccessful efforts to de-escalate the battle with a conciliatory speech at Riverside Church and other overtures.

Not exact matches

But our study shows Christie's efforts to change New Jersey have largely been unsuccessful compared to other states.

Even so, efforts to implement those reforms have been unsuccessful in Congress, largely because the health program is very popular among seniors and talking about changing it can be a political liability.

This may provide one clue as to why efforts to reintroduce red - crowned cranes from captive breeding programs have been largely unsuccessful.

Efforts to promote a selective increase in the number of endothelial cells present in primary cultures by using different media preparations (MCDB - 131, D - Valine, etc.) were largely unsuccessful.

The decision to depict her weaker, more vulnerable side was largely an effort to help players form a stronger, more emotional bond with Samus: a bold move that ultimately proved unsuccessful, marred further by questionable voice acting and poor writing.

Federal efforts to reduce the spread among teenagers of the virus that causes AIDS have been «underfunded, uncoordinated, and largely unsuccessful,» a Congressional study concludes.

The Marist poll also showed the Bloomberg Administration's efforts to vilify the United Federation of Teachers has been largely unsuccessful.

Although the racial «achievement gap,» or disparity in academic performance between students of color and their white counterparts, is a well - documented area of concern, nationalized policy efforts to close the gap have been largely unsuccessful.

Apparently, the Austin, Texas - based chain, which operates more than 365 stores, has done such a good job of luring affluent shoppers into its locations, it now must look to a shrinking and struggling middle class for new business — an effort that has been largely unsuccessful thus far.

The decision to depict her weaker, more vulnerable side was largely an effort to help players form a stronger, more emotional bond with Samus: a bold move that ultimately proved unsuccessful, marred further by questionable voice acting and poor writing.

Although traditional conservation efforts have been aimed at protecting apes from bushmeat poaching and habitat loss, efforts to combat organized wildlife trafficking has been largely unsuccessful.

As the tech giant's efforts to do so were largely unsuccessful, Facebook recently revamped its News Feed in order to purge it from the vast majority of content originating from publishers, hence opting for a nuclear option that ended up affecting the entire digital media industry.

So far, efforts to make that process easier have largely been unsuccessful, but the need has never been more critical.