Sentences with phrase «valiant efforts by»

Thanks to valiant efforts by Duffey, Childers and landscape architect Alex Smith to alter the rear courtyard and hardscapes (including the addition of an octagonal porch), the pool and outdoor living spaces now relate to both each other and the house naturally and seamlessly.

Tragically, Sunbear died 3 days later on August 14, 2002, despite valiant efforts by the veterinary staff.

The modern greyhound is more popular as a racing dog then as a show dog, but valiant efforts by greyhound charities to raise the profile of the breed as a pet has meant that increasing numbers of ex-racing greyhounds find their way into the comfort of home life and happily swap the racetrack for a comfy sofa.

Unfortunately, vaquitas continue to die in totoaba nets despite the valiant efforts by law enforcement agencies, the Mexican Navy, and conservation groups to prevent illegal fishing since the gillnet ban came into effect in April 2015, immediately before the new acoustic and visual studies were launched.

Therefore, despite valiant efforts by Colorado, Penn State and, yeah, fine, Florida, I have no choice but to award the Huskers the title of Bust University.

Despite a valiant effort by their defense, the Florida Gators ultimately fell to the Alabama Crimson Tide in the SEC Championship Game.

Not quite as good as Jerome Simpson's flip with the Bengals, but this was a valiant effort by Bears wide receiver Earl Bennett to somersault in for the score.

Sadly, we lost 2 of the puppies after a valiant effort by the great vets we work with.

It's an ambitious and valiant effort by the duo over at Paranormal Games, but for all their moxie th...

Even if the ICC is not successful in bringing the US under its mandate, it would still be able to argue that it is advancing its cause with a valiant effort by working to bring the United States — undoubtedly the world's largest military force — under its mandate.

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But there isn't such a computer, and without proportional representation, our valiant efforts at voting our principles are undermined or rendered neutral by a crude system designed to favour incumbents and lower expectations of what is possible.

Others, like the ancient Pharisees, prompted by equally noble motives, are making valiant efforts to keep the church structures buoyant and active by winning converts from the lost world as occasion offers.

The Christian conscience put forth valiant efforts to curb and redirect to its ends the traditions of the former «barbarians» by which the rulers emerged from the professional warriors and retained their power by prowess in battle and skill in directing their subjects in military objectives.

They lost each time, but Hall of Famer Hall, whom they had chosen in the expansion draft even though he was 36 years old, put up a valiant, Smythe - winning effort that was reflected more by his GAA (2.43) than his won - loss mark (8 - 10).

Despite a valiant effort, Utah was swept by a Golden State Warriors team amid the most dominant show of playoff excellence in NBA history.

Kudos to Mr Tony Attwood for his valiant effort to help us make a good sense of it all with humour by consolidating all the crap being peddled each day by those «in the know» into brilliant mocking articles.

The Gunners can no longer afford to lose the opening leg by big margins, and then exit the second leg with a perceived «valiant effort.»

They done so by the skin of their teeth in previous seasons, but last season Bolton finished a clear nine points above the drop, with the teams results definitely improving in the second half of the season under new manager Owen Coyle, so there were promising signs from the Reebok club that they can do a lot better than they for the most part last term, when positive form was almost non-existent and despite some valiant and brave efforts against some classy opponents they just couldn't convert their courageous performances into points which would have propelled them up the Premier League and into a more respectable finishing position.

The passage also aptly described the situation faced by the scientists at BP, such as vice president of engineering Paul Tooms or vice president and engineer Richard Lynch, who seemed incapable of determining how much oil was actually flowing and figuring out how to stop it despite valiant efforts.

It is a valiant effort at a sincere depiction of war by developers whose hearts were clearly in the right place, telling a gripping story that is still respectful of its source.

When man - child Peter (Jason Segel) is dumped by is ultra-successful girlfriend, Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell), he follows her to Hawaii in a valiant effort to win her back.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening July 29, 2011 BIG BUDGET FILMS Attack the Block (R for violence, drug use and pervasive profanity) Horror comedy chronicling the valiant effort of a gang of teenagers from South London to defend their «hood during an alien invasion.

A valiant effort was made by all competitors, but in the end, a girl in 6th grade won the crown for the day by reciting 158 digits of pi without tripping up.

Thanks to the valiant efforts of businesses like Florblanca and the people of Costa Rica, there is an abundance of a Pura Vida to be shared by locals and tourist like me, for which I'm grateful.

A valiant but turbulent effort by Omega Force to bring forth their most well known franchise into the open world foray.

A few of these are broken with no relation to the episode at hand, but often enough the show makes a valiant effort to actually present a suitable moral in the story, such as «don't judge a person by their appearance, cause they might be secretly an interpol agent.»

Your approaches so far to try to help your child to cope with those challenges and improve those behaviors have been valiant efforts, educated by the hours of research and care that you put into trying to help your child.