derail an effort

Examples (10)

• A sudden political scandal threatens to derail the peace efforts.
• The company's restructuring efforts were derailed by unexpected market changes.
• We must not let minor setbacks derail our effort to launch the new website on time.
• A lack of funding has repeatedly derailed efforts to clean up the polluted river.
• Any new demands at this late stage could derail the entire negotiation effort.
• The contamination of the samples completely derailed their research efforts for months.
• Internal disagreements threatened to derail the community's effort to build a new park.
• The diplomat worked to prevent a minor issue from derailing the international relief effort.
• Don't let your self-doubt derail your effort to learn a new skill.
• Historical records show how political infighting constantly derailed efforts to reform the system.