The regular season was a roller coaster of good play and poor effort.

He tried to smile, but it was a poor effort.

He attempted a smile, but it was a poor effort.

Should we win this night, your poor efforts can do little to harm us.

Very few marks out of ten for this poor effort.

"The first period was a poor effort by quite a few players," Campbell said.

She tried to smile, but it was a poor, tense effort.

As smiles went it was a poor effort, but all she could manage under the circumstances.

But a poor offensive effort in the second half also played a part.

It was just a poor effort, and a familiar kind of game.