His adversaries weren't making even a token effort at pursuit.

Professional courtesy demanded we make a token effort to see what had happened to them.

Some food companies have made only a token effort to deal with this cholesterol problem.

Fact was, I had made no more than a token effort.

It's not easy to care about a man who only ever made a token effort at being interested in my existence.

But the authors of the new report said broadcasters were making only a "token" effort.

And yet she had never made more than a token effort to seek them out.

He hadn't made even u token effort to keep things quiet.

The negotiations in early 1920 would be considered a token effort by both sides, which were preparing for a major offensive.

He was little more than dead weight, but he made some token effort to support himself.