effort
Example Sentences
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He said he now predicts tax revenue from Wall Street bonuses and efforts to find savings in city programs will reduce the gap by $5 billion.
The expedition is part of an effort to complete the Seven Summits challenge - climbing the highest peak on each continent.
From BBC
"The recovery process is unfortunately quite slow for many people," Dr Baig says, adding it can involve lots of effort and hours of rehabilitation.
From BBC
But he wishes affording small luxuries like this didn't require such careful effort.
From BBC
More ominous, perhaps, are European efforts to boycott U.S. goods External link.
From Barron's
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