Example sentences of "[art] effort [to-vb] up the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the effort to spice up the Enya alliance , some journalists have made a meal out of ‘ menage a trois ’ speculation . |
| 2 | IN AN effort to clean up the mess that has afflicted the Environmental Protection Agency , President Reagan last week pulled an old broom out of the cupboard . |
| 3 | This did not dispel rumours , however , that the resignation was part of an effort to clean up the image of the justice system . |
| 4 | In an effort to tighten up the administration of poor relief the Local Government Board issued a circular in 1871 to the effect that outdoor relief should not be granted to the able-bodied widow with one child . |
| 5 | Throughout the day the Bank sold both dollars and European currency units almost continuously in an effort to shore up the pound . |