| 单词 | effort |
| 释义 | effort (efəʳt ) Word forms: efforts 1. variable noun [oft NOUN to-infinitive] B1 If you make an effort to do something, you try very hard to do it. He made no effort to hide his disappointment. Finding a cure requires considerable time and effort. ...his efforts to reform Italian research. Despite the efforts of the United Nations, the problem of drug traffic continues to grow. [+ of] But a concerted effort has begun to improve the quality of the urban air. Synonyms: attempt, try, endeavour, shot [informal] 2. uncountable noun [usu with N, oft a NOUN] B2 If you say that someone did something with effort or with an effort, you mean it was difficult for them to do. [written] She took a deep breath and sat up slowly and with great effort. With an effort she contained her irritation. 3. countable noun An effort is a particular series of activities that is organized by a group of people in order to achieve something. ...a famine relief effort in Angola. 4. singular noun If you say that something is an effort, you mean that an unusual amount of physical or mental energy is needed to do it. He's very stooped and it's an effort to lift his head. 5. make the effort phrase If you make the effort to do something, you do it, even though you need extra energy to do it or you do not really want to. I don't get lonely now because I make the effort to see people. 6. an effort of will phrase If you do something difficult or painful by an effort of will, you manage to make yourself do it. It was only by a supreme effort of will and courage that he was able to pull himself together. 7. worth the effort phrase [verb-link PHRASE] If you say that something is worth the effort, you mean that it will justify the energy that you have spent or will spend on it. Fortunately, the chore of leaf sweeping is well worth the effort. Quotations: Effort is only effort when it begins to hurtIn Search of Goethe From Within, Letter to a German Lovely it is, when the winds are churning up the waves on the great sea, to gaze out from the land on the great efforts of someone elseDe Rerum Natura Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing wellLetters to His Son Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might Bible: Ecclesiastes Collocations: aid effort Britain pledged £4 million to the international aid effort. The Sun (2006) The country has focused its aid efforts on plans to feed and house up to a million refugees. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The government has been criticised for blocking vital aid efforts with unnecessary red tape. Times, Sunday Times (2015) After considerable effort they have managed to do this. Times, Sunday Times (2013) I would like to thank him for his considerable efforts over the last nine months. The Sun (2011) They seem to want to discard them as quickly as possible, despite the considerable effort and cost involved in choosing and buying them. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Ambulance crews continued resuscitation efforts. The Sun (2012) The rescue efforts continued through yesterday, but all hope gradually vanished. Times, Sunday Times (2006) My husband is still baffled at my continuing efforts to improve the way he speaks French. Times, Sunday Times (2008) It was a decent effort, yet far from a gold medal. Times, Sunday Times (2008) That was still a decent enough effort and he wasn't helped by losing a shoe during the race. The Sun (2016) It was a decent effort to capture nine Sri Lankan wickets on the final day. The Sun (2014) For Mum's sake I would make a determined effort not to cry when we said goodbye. Times, Sunday Times (2008) There are no easy cures and treatment can take years of determined effort. Times, Sunday Times (2010) He spoke of the determined efforts he has made to add assertiveness to his game. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Diplomatic efforts to ease the crisis have borne no fruit so far. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The US is also intensifying diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict. Times, Sunday Times (2012) He is thought to be considering a last-ditch diplomatic effort to curb construction before January. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The government also relies on international police officials for a significant share of its law enforcement effort. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Most small-scale operations take place without any real enforcement effort. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 School staff or members of the local police department may provide training, safety lectures, and an ongoing enforcement effort in areas surrounding schools. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Attitudes to cycling, and the amount of enforcement effort, may both be relevant. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, the study concluded that the law enforcement efforts had a short-lived impact on users. Times, Sunday Times The company continues to expend considerable effort seeking to resolve this situation. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Far better to expend effort on doing the job well and with due courtesy. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Why was such huge effort expended for so little gain? Times, Sunday Times (2013) Despite extensive efforts, only 24 more bottles have been recovered. Times, Sunday Times It credits its extensive efforts with having helped to slow the spread of the disease without having to lock down entire cities. Times,Sunday Times Extensive efforts were made by the match doctor and paramedics to resuscitate him at the ground and on the way to hospital. Times, Sunday Times Extensive efforts to trace a copyright holder have been unsuccessful. The Times Literary Supplement Extensive efforts on the part of many laboratories eventually led to the discovery of a pseudomonas microbe that efficiently effected that transformation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The staff make an extra effort with patients who are alone. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Managers agreed an extra effort would be made to keep the vending machines stocked. The Sun (2007) That's the time when you've got to put in the extra effort. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The past decade, however, has seen an extraordinary effort by the intelligence services to present what they do in a more realistic light. Times, Sunday Times Let me tell you about the extraordinary effort that goes into appearing ordinary enough to be prime minister. Times, Sunday Times Most of the 200 or so surviving trees emerged unscathed after an extraordinary effort by firefighters, which was likened to a military mission. Times,Sunday Times It seems an extraordinary effort to reach fields that recently were deemed unviable. Times, Sunday Times If they were, it would be a truly extraordinary effort. Times, Sunday Times But that was a fine effort and she is improving fast. The Sun (2013) Overall, it's a fine effort, and I look forward to more from Wheeler. Christianity Today (2000) He added a fine solo effort, beating three men and scoring four minutes into the second half. The Sun (2014) Despite frantic efforts to save him, he died in hospital. The Sun (2009) These frantic efforts finally resulted in success. Times, Sunday Times (2008) On Wednesday night, frantic efforts were made to calm both sides. Times, Sunday Times (2016) A bit older, we took apart moped engines and filed down the pistons in a futile effort to go faster. Times, Sunday Times All that the reallocation of resources achieved was a brief and ultimately futile effort to keep people where there was no longer work for them to earn a living. Times, Sunday Times I can't justify paying 128 for two tickets to watch a futile effort to recover a 5-1 deficit. The Sun I make a brief, futile effort to catch it before resignedly sitting down. Times, Sunday Times That campaign has cost the taxpayer at least 150,000 in legal bills for what will be confirmed this week as a futile effort to maintain secrecy against the public interest. Times, Sunday Times He accepted those performances for what they were: good efforts. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Yet, despite their best efforts, they could not save him. Everyday Violence (1990) And my child was interfering with all my best efforts! Christianity Today (2000) That lack of oversight is now hampering efforts to find the animals new homes in zoos. Times, Sunday Times (2015) A lack of transport and fuel is also hampering efforts. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Nine bodies had been recovered yesterday but rain continued to hamper the recovery efforts. Times, Sunday Times (2006) This looks all too much like another heroic effort to push on a piece of string. Times,Sunday Times It remains a heroic effort, packed with memorable cameos. Times, Sunday Times It was a heroic effort. Times,Sunday Times On the eve of that match in 1997, there was a storm and rainfall of similar proportions and another heroic effort to get the course into playable condition. Times, Sunday Times What a heroic effort to get the message out to the public that they should stock up on tinned food - and that an emergency was really, really unlikely. Times, Sunday Times The remaining restrictions are hindering their efforts to raise standards and preventing the outpouring of creative thinking to which ministers rightly aspire. Times, Sunday Times The parks service reported that dangerous conditions had hindered their efforts. Times, Sunday Times But not getting your diet right could hinder your efforts in training - and on the day itself. The Sun They attempted to extinguish small pockets of fire, but low water pressure hindered their efforts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Aid agencies have accused him of hindering their efforts to bring relief to the displaced. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He made a huge effort to invite us to his parties. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It was a huge team effort. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Maintaining momentum takes a huge collective effort and we must rise to the challenge. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Officials said they would assist the humanitarian effort if called upon, playing down any suggestion of sending in combat troops. Times, Sunday Times From the point of view of many on those vessels, this was not a humanitarian effort that went tragically wrong. Times, Sunday Times Despite the problems and delays in building new homes, the humanitarian effort has undoubtedly benefited the survivors. Times, Sunday Times The concerts were a humanitarian effort with proceeds benefiting local charities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Doss also stated that he believed the humanitarian effort was improving. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Remember, start off gently, increase your effort gradually over several weeks and stop immediately if you feel faint, dizzy or unwell. The Sun The teachers saw participating students sharpen their teamwork, communication and leadership skills and increase their effort academically. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You can reduce the time you need to train by increasing the effort. The Sun Our mandate to him was fairly specific and the initial effort had to be refined. ST He says the first spontaneous attempts are often the best; successive versions usually lack the vigour of the initial effort. Times, Sunday Times The initial effort to produce steamships and artillery led, step-by-step, to recognition of the need to master metallurgy, chemistry, mathematics, physics, and foreign languages. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Our initial effort was to regroup our forces and to gather enough material on the beach to accomplish our missions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The initial effort was an unexpected success, raising over $100,000.00. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 While assignments themselves tend to involve very intense effort, she could choose not to take a contract over the school holidays, for example. Times, Sunday Times To get started, alternate 40 seconds of intense effort with two minutes of recovery. The Sun This was 20 minutes on top of 50 minutes of intense effort. Times, Sunday Times You can enjoy their four years of intense effort on the house and tackle the outbuildings at your leisure. Times, Sunday Times Alternate between bursts of intense effort and a more moderate pace. Times, Sunday Times Accordingly, he had to intensify his effort to graduate and attain success. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With rains subsiding, rescuers are intensifying their efforts. Chicago Sun-Times Those striving for change have intensified their efforts. Times,Sunday Times And it was reading these reports that encouraged me to intensify my efforts. Times, Sunday Times Since 2003 the number of penalties has soared by more than 300 per cent as local authorities have intensified their efforts to reduce the amount of litter on the streets. Times, Sunday Times The new strains are less efficient, more prone to mould and pests, and require more intensive effort for lower yield. Times, Sunday Times Clothes sales have turned positive in recent months after an intensive effort to make its womenswear more fashionable. Times, Sunday Times A century and more had to pass before the fruits of this intensive effort were fully ripened. Times, Sunday Times For into the planning of the organization, training, and equipment of this unit was poured the accumulated experience of four years' intensive effort. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After about six weeks of intensive effort, they finally concluded that they were getting exactly nowhere. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But there's no evidence at all that he's doing anything with his aeroplanes that would justify an international effort to make him stop. Times, Sunday Times Again and again, insurgents have forced the international effort to focus on security, not the reconstruction that it always intended. Times, Sunday Times Despite an international effort, no traces of the plane have been found, nor any conclusive explanations as to its fate. Times, Sunday Times Hopes for a big international effort to turn the world economy around were unfulfilled. Times, Sunday Times No previous age could have mobilised an international effort so speedily. Times, Sunday Times It is very much a joint effort by the team. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The operation was a joint effort between the Royal Navy, the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and the US Coast Guard. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Talk to him and find out whether he wants you to make a joint effort to put things right. The Sun (2006) They were expected to renew the duel last night at a meeting called in a last-ditch effort to resurrect the ceasefire. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Specialist rescue units were called in a last-ditch effort to save him. The Sun (2012) It was very much a last-ditch effort for me. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The last-ditch effort to bridge the gap between richer and poorer nations failed amid recriminations on both sides of the wealth divide. Times, Sunday Times (2007) He felt that he should launch an effort to help prisoners. Christianity Today He will meet with us tomorrow to launch this effort. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The move comes four months after officials launched an effort to identify and prosecute firms breaking the law. The Sun The family launches an effort to track down his daughter, and bring her to their home. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The group launched an effort to get wind energy businesses to come the area. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She offered to lead the effort as a volunteer. Christianity Today The botched response was compounded by bickering within the security forces over who should lead the effort to regain control. Times, Sunday Times Additionally, she helped lead the effort to improve federal oversight of the nation's 1.7 million miles of natural gas and petroleum pipelines. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He will lead the effort to make our borders safe while working to promote commerce and trade. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He transformed the sporting administration of the college and successfully led the efforts to build an 8.5 million recreation centre. Times, Sunday Times The lobbying efforts succeeded. Christianity Today (2000) There was a significant lobbying effort for a third runway at Heathrow Airport. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Negotiators from both sides continued their intensive lobbying efforts of Security Council member nations yesterday. Times, Sunday Times (2011) So getting one's ideas across requires an ongoing educational and marketing effort. The Scientist Analysts expect it will step up its marketing effort in an attempt to hold on to as much of its sales as possible. Times, Sunday Times The combined contribution of these variables and that of the marketing effort associated with the launch will give the total launch contribution. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Alternatively, firms may be targeted according to their distance from a central location, usually the location of the firm conducting the sales and marketing effort. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Finally, the marketing effort led to first contracts for this new wide-screen video projection system. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's taken a massive effort already to get here now. The Sun The home side won thanks to a massive effort from their forwards. Times, Sunday Times The massive effort of hauling themselves and their supplies for 12 hours each day will require about 6,000 calories a day, and intense training. Times, Sunday Times It took a massive effort but we got there. The Sun Every club has made a massive effort to keep up. Times, Sunday Times All the staff put in maximum effort. The Sun (2014) Keep exercise to 45 minutes duration and within 70 per cent of your maximum effort. Times, Sunday Times (2014) You're now putting maximum effort into getting what you want from life. The Sun (2015) Willow for coppicing or miscanthus (a bamboo-like grass) can be grown on marginal land with minimal effort. Times, Sunday Times (2008) They will give you amazing eyes with minimal effort. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Transform an interior with minimal effort by hanging some uplifting art. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Both of this week's recipes are incredibly easy to make, and involve minimal effort for a tasty return. The Sun (2017) Since the war ended, there has been a massive, ongoing effort to recover all of these works. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Proceeds from the journal have been used in an ongoing effort to raise money and awareness for various orphan-related humanitarian causes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There has been an ongoing effort since the early 1990s to develop the riverfront for recreational use. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This ongoing effort incorporates both new research locations and sampling sites dating back to the 1940s. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The preservation of the bay's water quality has been an ongoing effort of several public and private organizations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They warned that if he persisted, they would very much oppose the effort. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Ridge opposes his efforts, and during a heated argument with him, cuts his hand deeply. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Caucus members opposed any efforts to raise taxes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An outreach effort of life-giving proportions. Christianity Today As part of its doctrine outreach effort, the directorate provides speakers to lecture on doctrine related topics. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We want the result of our outreach efforts to be disciples-not merely decisions. Christianity Today Individuals will tend to resist outreach efforts that come out of cultures other than their own. Christianity Today Community outreach efforts gradually gained traction, though one schoolteacher, after giving him a rapturous welcome, asked if it was hard to play on ice skates. Times, Sunday Times Previous peace efforts ended in failure. Times, Sunday Times (2016) He was awarded the OBE for his peace efforts. The Sun (2012) The meeting is seen as a vital step in his efforts to relaunch peace efforts between the two groups. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The development of new neighborhoods in order to extend the housing capacity of cities required an extensive urban planning effort. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These decisions will help move this from a planning effort into a real, tangible project. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The village has adopted and enforced ordinances and building codes and in 2012-13 went through a comprehensive planning effort to develop a community plan for the future. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This rapid growth complicated city planning efforts, leaving a legacy of narrow streets that continues to cause traffic problems today. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Other forms of telecommunications control software can provide insight into capacity planning efforts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Other tourists praised the efforts of staff on social media. Times, Sunday Times He praised the efforts of many people in concluding the deal. Times, Sunday Times Praise her efforts and successes, and avoid comparing her with others who are more able. Times, Sunday Times Two days ago he sent an email to all agency staff praising their efforts and insisting they had 'done nothing wrong'. Times, Sunday Times Scientists praised the efforts to save the trees. Times,Sunday Times But it would be far better to conduct closer searches of cells and to spend the $200,000 on treatment and prevention efforts in the community. Globe and Mail Promote greater collaboration between police forces and other security sectors for community-based prevention efforts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After the initial emergency has passed and when working towards reconstruction, collaborate to expand prevention efforts and facilitate durable solutions for lasting peace and security. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Prevention efforts include access to maternal health services and mobilizing communities and legislators to increase awareness of maternal health problems. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Zero-tolerance policing runs counter to community policing and logical crime prevention efforts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He doesn't put any effort into our relationship. The Sun (2013) The survey says that people put more effort into their appearance on the first day of the week than any other. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Are you ready to put maximum effort into getting what you really want both at home and at work? The Sun (2016) The long-term rebuilding effort was lamentable. Times, Sunday Times The rebuilding effort took many years, during which time the volunteer base began to dwindle. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Much of his tenure was focused on working with other city officials and community members on the successful downtown rebuilding effort. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The rebuilding effort also spilled into newly reclaimed land in the east of the city. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The subsequent rebuilding effort, along with other factors, encouraged more people to settle in the town, triggering a significant (80%) population growth during the first half of the 19th century. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The reconstruction effort has also been dismal. Times, Sunday Times (2008) But the largest reconstruction effort since the Second World War was a monumental task. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The reconstruction effort has been plagued by allegations of corruption. Times, Sunday Times (2014) He becomes indirectly involved in another recruitment effort but it doesn't work out. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Though some mistake organizing as strictly being a recruitment effort, numerous obstacles emerge which require more than simple enlistment and promotion of the union. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Stand-alone comics such as the also turned heads, and a large recruitment effort brought a bumper crop of new artists - making projects such as 22.2's full-page illustration possible. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Frontline, which was founded only a year ago, cannot match the recruitment efforts of big banks, who spend thousands wooing graduates. Times, Sunday Times It skews public opinion and damages recruitment efforts, at a time when more than 9,000 additional families are needed simply to stabilise an ageing workforce. Times, Sunday Times And airports would redouble efforts to improve service quality. Times, Sunday Times (2016) We must redouble efforts to ensure nobody who needs help is turned away. The Sun (2016) Both urged the government to redouble rescue efforts now they know the girls are alive. Times, Sunday Times (2016) In government reform efforts we have seen around the world, pressure without support simply leads to demoralisation, while support without pressure leads to complacency. Times, Sunday Times Their highly paid lawyers and lobbyists have for years doused any reform efforts. Times, Sunday Times The striking difference has been a relative lack of high-level prosecutions to reinforce reform efforts. Globe and Mail If they do, the reform efforts will again get diluted. Globe and Mail Land reform efforts helped to raise living standards by subdividing larger holdings into cooperatives. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 By the spring of 1916, it was clear the relief effort had failed. Times, Sunday Times The international relief effort, of course, must come first. Times, Sunday Times We stand ready to assist the relief effort and have already given support to provide drinking water, hygie ne kits and basic sanitation. The Sun Both readily agreed to serve, and they raised an impressive amount of money for the relief effort. Times, Sunday Times A team of more than 60 search-andrescue responders and medical experts has been deployed as part of a crossgovernment relief effort. Times, Sunday Times There has been a renewed effort to get astronauts back to the moon and beyond. Times,Sunday Times Experts, however, called for a renewed effort by the technology giants to tackle the fake-review 'factories' located around the world. Times, Sunday Times For intermediaries, many of whom do offer excellent research and information, there should be a renewed effort to hammer home the message that they are not offering advice. Times, Sunday Times The app, which has more than 1bn monthly users, invited journalists to its offices last week to unveil a renewed effort to make the service safe, especially for young people. Times, Sunday Times Even then, they emphasise that it has to be accompanied by a renewed effort to obtain a political settlement. Times, Sunday Times Some of the most successful fund-raising ideas require little effort. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Research found that following directions required more mental effort from drivers. Times, Sunday Times (2006) It requires effort to look effortless. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Soon, one is in the canal and another is aflame after a rocket attack and a tense rescue effort is under way. Times, Sunday Times (2010) But their hope turned to despair when cops announced the rescue effort was being halted and would shift to a recovery operation. The Sun (2011) A rescue effort was finally mounted at 8pm, hours after the avalanche hit. Times, Sunday Times (2017) Two helicopters and 100 emergency workers were helping with the rescue effort. Times, Sunday Times (2008) and rescue effort going on for a pilot boat that went missing in the bay off Le Havre last night. CORMORANT However, he resists my efforts to draw out any gossip. Times,Sunday Times They are not large trees, and as youngsters they have the uncomfortable habit of leaning to one side, resisting all efforts to make them conform to the vertical norm. Times, Sunday Times At first, she resists his efforts to help, then accedes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Two demolition companies gave up in frustration, as the opera house resisted their efforts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The societies strenuously and effectively resisted all efforts to bring them under normal military discipline. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Public education has been a major thrust of the restoration effort. Smithsonian A restoration effort began in the 1840s. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 1994, a restoration effort was launched for the course. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Later that year resident volunteers began to organize a restoration effort and solicit money to replace the leaking roof. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The emphasis of the 1971 to 1972 restoration effort was on the impressive public interior spaces, which were returned to their original grandeur. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With more junior staff, the aim is to reward effort, progress and potential. Times, Sunday Times (2009) I reward the effort, rather than the result. The Sun (2012) His singing was hard to hear, but the effort was rightly rewarded with a second standing ovation. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Two teams devoid of everything save effort, slugging it out like two batallions of past-it heavyweights. Times, Sunday Times Second, even for problems that are tractable it has been argued that heuristics save effort, albeit at the cost of accuracy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Also, having more choices in the same place saves effort in making comparisons. Times, Sunday Times This eliminates the need for the user to actuate the hydraulic mechanism, saving effort and potentially increasing speed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If he makes a serious effort, can you try to drop the subject? The Sun Make a serious effort to be friendly but not physical with your stepsister. The Sun Few journalists - or any other analysts for that matter - made any serious effort to find out what was really happening. The Times Literary Supplement Tell him that either he makes a serious effort to rekindle the romance between you or you're over. The Sun Has he been making a serious effort to rebuild your trust? The Sun The sales department grew rapidly in 1945-1946 as he spearheaded the efforts to manufacture complete profile screens for the coal, mining and paper industries. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Several citizens spearheaded an effort to make the site into a city park. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the 1990s a group of community-minded residents spearheaded the effort to purchase dilapidated apartments and commercial businesses in a four-block area. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Porter also spearheaded the effort to write basketball and football rule books specifically for high school competition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The workers complained that they had not been paid for months, their wages retained in a successful effort to prevent them leaving the country. Times, Sunday Times A successful effort to curb global emissions will depend on changing that perception. Times,Sunday Times In 1947, he made a successful effort to rid his company of organized labor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His successful effort wins the admiration of the townspeople. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He also led the successful effort in 2008 to thwart a scheduled increase in the states gas tax. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He said:'We are supporting efforts for their safe release'. The Sun (2010) The Home Office should do all it can to support these efforts. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The company said the cash injection would support efforts to increase passenger numbers. Times, Sunday Times (2017) Now, after a sustained effort to increase racial diversity, that has changed. Times, Sunday Times (2015) It records his most sustained effort to turn his anatomical knowledge into a published treatise. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Today's global environment requires every sustained effort to outmatch both competition and innovation. 2009, 'Possibilities of application of process modelling when developing a proposal of the business process management system for a university department', Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis Yesterday required some quick thinking on his part to thwart the efforts of two of the sport's most experienced practitioners. Times, Sunday Times To sandbag someone also means to coerce him through heavy-handed means or to thwart the efforts of another person (or entity). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Winds and lack of water thwarted his efforts however. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, conservative or reactionary nobility thwarted their efforts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Managers can learn to think systemically if they can uncover the subtle interactions that thwart their efforts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But that would risk excepting the novel's most idiosyncratic quality: the tremendous effort it makes to be both exhausting and lissom. The Times Literary Supplement It's a tremendous effort for something most of us take for granted. The Sun It's a tremendous effort to avail yourself of a righteous life. Christianity Today She had to make a tremendous effort every time to put on that smiley face. Times, Sunday Times With tremendous effort we go to great lengths, deep debts and exhausting distances (carpools, practices, lessons, tuitions) to give them the world. Christianity Today An illegal trade in cheap cigarettes is undermining efforts to reduce smoking, officials warn. The Sun (2016) Anything that undermines those efforts is really unhelpful. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Some US politicians have said that it undermined efforts to combat the spread of nuclear weapons. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The updated version states that to date, none of the efforts undertaken to improve the quality of water entering the reef has been successful. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Urban renewal efforts undertaken for ostensible improvements had adversely affected the center of their neighborhood. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It aims at an ongoing search for truth, justice, forgiveness, and healing, however, and efforts undertaken within it help people to live alongside former enemies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Researchers have also undertaken an effort to map the distribution of invasive aquatic plants within the state and investigate methods to control their growth and spread. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Staff then spent several hours driving through the surrounding neighbourhood in an unsuccessful effort to recapture him. Times, Sunday Times This resulted in an unsuccessful effort to bring back some popular previously recurring characters. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He made an unsuccessful effort to reclaim the throne in 1355. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was less than effective and the fore funnel was rebuilt in a serpentine shape in an unsuccessful effort during a refit in 1924. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There was, however, an earlier but unsuccessful effort to create a suburb prior to this. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Indeed, he made valiant efforts to conceal this information. Christianity Today (2000) Your valiant efforts could be a waste of energy. The Sun (2015) The film doesn't capture the voice of the book, but it's a valiant effort. The Sun (2014) Politically, reform is a wasted effort and an expensive one. Times, Sunday Times (2012) If you get involved in something that's grounded on false teaching, your efforts are wasted . Christianity Today (2000) Their efforts were not wasted . Times, Sunday Times (2009) Translations: Chinese: 努力 Japanese: 努力 |
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