Sentences with phrase «ultimately unsuccessful effort»

One example of the kind of transaction the firm handles that requires both specialities: Phoenix - based private equity firm Najafi Companies's ultimately unsuccessful effort to buy Borders Group out of bankruptcy.

This article by Jane McAdam traces the «catalytic effect» of paragraph 14 (f) of the Cancún Adaptation Framework, through to the concerted, but ultimately unsuccessful effort of the UNHCR in 2011 to get states to agree to the formulation of a «global guiding framework» on displacement relating to climate change and natural disasters.

For his part, Mr. Vallone touted his «fighter» credentials, comparing himself favorably to Mr. Seabrook and recounting his various political battles, including his high - profile, yet ultimately unsuccessful effort to stop Council Speaker Christine Quinn from renaming the Queensboro Bridge after former Mayor Ed Koch.

For example, in a 2014 meeting of the state retirement commission, then - state labor relations chief Linda Yelmini, a commission member, asked whether there had been a «deal» between state Attorney General George Jepsen and Republican Senate Leader Len Fasano, R - North Haven, on a legal opinion relating to Maturo's ultimately unsuccessful effort.

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Pataki had strongly campaigned for Bush including an unsuccessful effort to keep John McCain off the New York primary ballot (which Bush ultimately won).

As the Lib Dems» candidate for London mayor in 2000, she spent many hours tramping the streets in orange Dr Martens in an, ultimately unsuccessful, effort to energise her party's vote.

«New York state officials worked as hard as we did over the past two months to reach a constructive and mutually beneficial agreement to avoid a shutdown of FitzPatrick, but our efforts were ultimately unsuccessful,» Entergy CEO Leo Denault said during a conference call with stock analysts.

But he says it was the culmination of a soul - sapping and ultimately unsuccessful battle with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on how to accommodate the rising cost of the James Webb Space Telescope within an overall agency budget being squeezed by efforts to reduce federal spending and shrink the deficit.

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.

However, in an effort to boost the yield of the MIP and thereby garner more management fees for itself, Fidelity, before the period at issue in the lawsuit, engaged in an imprudent and ultimately unsuccessful investment strategy by, among other things, causing large amounts of the MIP's assets to be held in various forms of securitized debt.

We made many efforts to revive interest, increase adoptions and raise funds, but ultimately we were 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.

The trial judge considered Ms. Brake's mitigation efforts, which consisted of increased hours at an existing part - time cashier job at Sobeys which she held while employed by PJ — M2R Restaurant Inc.; a job at Tim Hortons; attempts at starting a babysitting and cleaning service business which were ultimately abandoned; unsuccessful applications for several store manager and supervisor positions in the retail sector; and work in a cashier position at Home Depot which she still held at the time of trial.

The Court also found that any effort to seek the assistance of the Indian courts would be extremely slow and expensive, and would most likely be ultimately unsuccessful.