"effort" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- His efforts foundered when the negotiators ran out of time as the Reagan administration came to an end.
- But its efforts foundered in the face of a Republican Congress that has been cutting foreign aid.
- But her efforts are foundering because there is no financial support for her work from government or charitable organizations.
- The recent Congressional efforts had foundered on more than purely constitutional concerns.
- She and her husband, a carpenter, set out to turn the idea into a book, but their initial efforts foundered.
- Lauded by many as a courageous move, the effort foundered in the face of white opposition.
- The effort eventually foundered, but the approach was right.
- Over the years, various efforts to preserve and rehabilitate the building have foundered.
- Past efforts foundered because of the political divide between the Clinton administration and Congress.
- But efforts to turn the barn into an arts center foundered because of inadequate funds.
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