(1) It was a poor effort

(2) They have begun to take key towns and cities and captured a critical port so that the humanitarian relief effort is already under way.

(3) This is not so much due to time constraints as due to the fact that I don't feel like putting intense mental effort into it.

(4) I wanted to help in the war effort , of course, but I was pulled in two different ways.

(5) In an effort to reduce inflation, the government increased interest rates

(6) I was given a deferment because the work that was being done was essential to the war effort .

(7) Henri Camara has Celtic's first shot, a decent effort forcing Valdes into a diving but comfortable save.

(8) Primary schools launched a safety campaign yesterday in an effort to prevent child deaths on our roads.

(9) Children were also expected to contribute to the war effort in every way they could, with many leaving school to start work.

(10) North Yorkshire County Council is to lobby the Government in an effort to reduce the use of disposable nappies.

(11) He won without any great effort

(12) The company said it will also dispose of 12,000 surplus freight cars in an effort to reduce costs.

(13) It takes a great deal of mental effort to keep in mind the fact that whatever is happening is just plain fiction.

(14) They made a concerted effort

(15) Will the government's effort to marry off more low-income single parents ease poverty?

(16) It then took only a slight mental effort to isolate a moment within that time stream and to observe it.

(17) I'm being sensible, keeping up the liquids and avoiding excessive physical effort but even so it's beginning to get to me.

(18) I am working to organize a disaster relief effort to help those affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami.

(19) The first skateboard park at a Scottish school is set to open in an effort to battle teenage inactivity.

(20) About 40 industry members have been recruited to work on the war effort .