Members and aides first saw it as a laudable effort to reduce duplication.

The only problem with this otherwise laudable effort is that it doesn't hold up under inspection.

The crew had made a laudable effort to pretend they were in control.

The tension didn't entirely dissolve, but each officer made a laudable effort not to contribute to its increase.

He called the city's efforts laudable, if not perfect.

Then, 24 hours later, they followed up a laudable effort with a laughable one.

I turned off this article the moment our laudable efforts in Libya were mentioned.

"You should also continue your laudable efforts to improve the destructive capacity of the strain."

A laudable effort has clearly been made to improve on the original proposals.

The rapporteur has made a very laudable effort, but we cannot agree with her on this point.