Example sentences of "[verb] a special effort [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Major has made a special effort to patch up relations with Germany . |
| 2 | In the poor north-eastern part of Brazil infant mortality went up by 20 per cent between 1982 and 1984 , even though the Brazilian government had made a special effort to establish more health-care facilities during the same period . |
| 3 | Clavers decided that he would make a special effort to apprehend both . |
| 4 | As we listen to these phrases that rolled so easily off the tongue , and which have also rolled on down through history to our own time , we must make a special effort to remember very carefully just who the men were who engineered the Garotter 's Act — what kind of men they were ; what kind of times they lived in ; and what forces helped to shape their upright moral certitude . |
| 5 | They are match-winners and we made a special effort to involve them . |
| 6 | And unless you make a special effort to do something active on a weekend , then you can add another 16 hours or so to the total , making a grand total of more than 70 hours each week . |
| 7 | To better understand and service your needs , we make a special effort to answer all of our customers ' questions and to help them with any technical problems that may be related to MiLAN products . |
| 8 | Make a special effort to improve them . |
| 9 | In view of the disadvantage which being in care all too often represents , that may sometimes mean making a special effort to ensure the quality of education given to children in care . |
| 10 | ‘ Enjoying banter with the regulars and making a special effort to make newcomers feel welcome is a tough job when the hours may be 11am to 11pm . |
| 11 | In the event of an oil spill , our resident eider population would be high on the list of vulnerable species , and warrants a special effort to assess and monitor the Shetland population . |
| 12 | okay you find it hard you find it hard to do to make a special effort what is it you have to make a special effort to do ? |
| 13 | LENTON and Wortley Hall Association is following the lead of Convocation and asking the Hall 's alumni from these years to make a special effort to attend the 1992 reunion which is to be held in the Hall from 2nd-4th October . |
| 14 | We need to make a special effort to fundraise this year — so — Please publicise this with your class members and also request contributions for the stalls and contact holders as follows : — |
| 15 | The Funny Farm makes a special effort to help up and coming bands . |