Sentences with phrase «with lackluster efforts»

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Even brand managers who embrace social media can find their efforts are met with lackluster response or, worse yet, can find themselves in a crisis from an online misstep caused by spreading oneself too thin.

Cuomo, a Democrat, embraced the wage hike as he strengthens ties with the institutions in his progressive base after a lackluster re-election effort.

After several years where Cuomo's reform pushes always ended with lackluster, half - loaf settlements, nobody expects a serious effort — unless the pending federal case against his political allies demands it.

In their 2014 primary battle, Teachout hammered the incumbent on a number of issues, with a special emphasis on what she charged was Cuomo's lackluster efforts to combat public corruption.

Yet when he had an opportunity to commission a full and independent investigation of the matter after the first complaint, Silver acted with the same lackluster effort that was displayed when negotiating the settlement following the harassment charges brought against Lopez.

The women thought I was just advocating lazy ass dating that would allow men to «get away» with lackluster and simplistic meetups, while the men thought I was just trying to smash women without having to put in any significant time or effort.

It's just as clear, however, that the film's incongruously languid pace stands as an almost insurmountable obstacle virtually from the get - go, as filmmakers Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg have employed an episodic structure that becomes more and more problematic as the thin narrative unfolds - with the ongoing emphasis on subplots of a decidedly underwhelming nature (eg Jim's continuing efforts at resisting the advances of a sultry neighbor) compounding the movie's increasingly lackluster atmosphere.

The end result is a typically uneven effort from director Payne, with the movie's lackluster nature especially disappointing given its proliferation of positive attributes.

After a lackluster blockbuster season (with a few hits, like Inception, of course) it's time for studios to make a last ditch effort to earn some serious bank.

Unfortunately, the effort here feels rather lackluster and while the story mode campaign offers some nice fan service moments, the gameplay portion of it is rather bland where you fight just the same enemy for the umpteenth time with minor story related tweaks to differentiate each battle.

Star Wars fans have been deprived of a worthy video game tie - in for several years, with DICE's previous effort feeling lackluster and shallow in comparison to the...

Star Wars fans have been deprived of a worthy video game tie - in for several years, with DICE's previous effort feeling lackluster and shallow in comparison to the studio's own Battlefield series.

Like a concerned parent faced with a child's lackluster report card, Rhode Island has begun a statewide discussion over how to jump - start its school improvement efforts.

With Dragon's Crown coming out for Sony's systems in the near future, I'm just not swayed by what looks like a lackluster effort.

While we're seeing a number of noteworthy efforts, bandwidth is also being jammed with the banal - from insignificant imported works to lackluster stories crafted domestically.

Are you disappointed with lackluster results from your website and marketing efforts?

I know most people just disregard the instructions that come with our gadgets, but it's worth mentioning the lackluster effort Sony has made at teaching customers how to use this product.