Example sentences of "[vb -s] make [adj] effort " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , Sir Lewis has made great efforts to dispel an admitted ‘ deep scepticism ’ at his appointment among the group 's staff of more than 7,000 , and there is growing confidence among them in what he is doing . |
| 2 | Although Cypress has made great efforts to get the HyperSparc to the launch platform so quickly ( when compared to Viking , see front page ) — the design process spanned just 18 months — Cypress has one major problem : it has no customers signed-up for the thing yet . |
| 3 | The engineer in charge reports that the firm has made great efforts recently to get some new equipment , but there has been a delay in delivery . |
| 4 | At the same time the government has made great efforts to centralise the control of information . |
| 5 | There are some twenty-two indigenous Indian languages spoken in these communities , and the government has made little effort to support education in these mother tongues . |
| 6 | Over and above such day-to-day management , the Church of England has made substantial efforts in recent years to rationalise its portfolio of buildings . |
| 7 | MODERATE : Labour 's Industry spokesman Gordon Brown has made strenuous efforts to shed his normally lugubrious demeanour , presumably on the orders of the party 's image police . |
| 8 | Highland has made strenuous efforts , through cross-shareholdings and a trading link with Remy Cointreau , to improve international distribution , and this is gradually paying off . |
| 9 | In the last few years , the AAA has made strenuous efforts to see that the age for distance rules are observed , not only for official races but also for fun runs , which are not subject to their control . |
| 10 | And if you get an interview you are more likely to succeed if you can prove that you are a positive person who has made demonstrable efforts to counteract the ill-effects of being unemployed and have managed to put your time to constructive use . |
| 11 | The party has made huge efforts to seem more modern . |
| 12 | I believe he is half aware of his problem and has made some effort to solve it by forcing himself to concentrate on what he is told to read . |
| 13 | Mr. Cyrus Vance , who stepped into the breach , has made herculean efforts to establish a peace so that , eventually , a peacekeeping force might move into place . |
| 14 | He wrote : ‘ This outcome is very disappointing , as the board has made considerable efforts on your behalf to get the proposals accepted . |
| 15 | Singapore has made significant efforts to corner the market in this type of specialised service company , as well as offering special incentives to the financial services sector . |
| 16 | ‘ The greatest thing is telling him there is no point going to his mainstream school any longer if he is not going to get around and that he 'll have to go to a special school — at which point he explodes in terror and starts to make special efforts . |
| 17 | Sometimes this means making extraordinary efforts to deal with desperate human need on a mass scale . |
| 18 | Sometimes this means making extraordinary efforts to deal with desperate human need on a mass scale . |