Synonym: attempt, endeavor, fling, try, undertaking. Similar words: afford to, can afford, effect, efficacy, in effect, efficient, take effect, efficiency. Meaning: ['efət] 
n. 1. earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something 2. use of physical or mental energy; hard work 3. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end 4. a notable achievement.
n. 1. earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something 2. use of physical or mental energy; hard work 3. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end 4. a notable achievement. 
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211. Research workers are well aware that much of their time and effort is unproductive.
212. This machine is designed to save you effort, and keep your work surfaces tidy into the bargain.
213. When you came away you made a definite effort to mix.
214. They have already spent a great deal of effort in resurveying the problem.
215. Chinese geologists are pitting their knowledge, skill and modern technical equipment against nature in an effort to get more oil for their country.
216. He was making a real effort to be nice to her.
217. Every effort will be made to minimize inconvenience to customers while work is in progress.
218. An automatic car takes all the effort out of driving .
219. It requires a strong effort of historical imagination to understand the Roman attitude to death.
220. He still juggled the ball though he made every effort to catch it.
221. It took a tremendous team effort to finish the project on time.
222. We need to make a concerted effort to finish on time.
223. The council is making every effort to fill the vacancies .
224. Every effort is made to rectify any errors/mistakes before the book is printed.
225. The prisoner made an effort to escape,(www.Sentencedict.com) but he couldn't climb the prison wall.
226. The rail company is bringing in more trains in an effort to minimize disruption to travellers.
227. She has cut out fat altogether in an effort to lose weight.
228. The UN General Secretary flew in in a last-ditch effort to save the talks.
229. The general made one last desperate effort to retrieve the situation.
230. New talks will begin on Monday in an effort to break the deadlock .
231. I was so weak that even standing up was an effort.
232. The villagers hurled all possible effort into rebuilding the bombed houses.
233. A tripartite agreement brought together government, industry and trade unions in an effort to reduce unemployment.
234. He's obviously making a conscious effort to be nice to me at the moment.
235. It is a difficult book to read, but it richly rewards the effort.
236. Eight years of effort have hardly put a dent in drug trafficking.
237. Jack has made a concerted effort to improve his behaviour.
238. We must make a sustained effort to get this task finished this week.
239. The work cost me a lot of time and effort.
240. They made no effort to include us in the negotiations.
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