Effort

effort (noun) - the physical or mental energy needed to do something, an attempt to do something

considerable effort
made a considerable effort
completing the task required considerable effort

mental effort
intellectual effort
physical effort

sustained effort
constant effort

a lot of effort went into finishing the project according to schedule

it was difficult but well worth the effort

the effort came to nothing
an all-out effort

rewarded for your efforts

he made a feeble effort to  get the task done on time

a heroic effort

a superhuman effort
a genuine effort

the positive culmination of that effort

a large investment of time and effort

a reduction in effort

the lion's share of the effort will fall to the parties with the most to gain

low physical effort

every effort should be made to protect the privacy of the students and their families

a collaborative effort

a plan instituted in 2005 in an effort to control the costs

 The theory behind the effort is that a well-coordinated system of oil stocks can buffer the country against shortages

these women made a conscious effort to preserve the culture

exert an effort
The effort that any user of a media system must exert to access information

initiate an effort
initiated an effort to become more involved in the planning process

an unprecedented effort

concerted effort
a focused effort
a massive, systematic, focused effort to improve the quality of instruction

an effort underway
an effort is under way to conduct an inventory for the whole company

a renewed effort
making a renewed effort at serious UN reform

a regional diplomatic and political effort to stabilize the country

a counterinsurgency effort

a joint effort

the reconstruction effort

Posted by Jon Fernquest at 11:37 AM