Example sentences of "a effort [to-vb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At 3500 miles into the Metro 's life , the Rover dealer had to sort out a badly slipping clutch and , a few miles later , replace the brake pads in a effort to cure the soggy feel of the originals . |
| 2 | The Zimbabwean government has reported that several countries have offered to buy 25 tonnes of its ivory stocks , worth £9 million , in order to destroy them , in an effort to enforce the international ban on the trade in ivory . |
| 3 | The Louisiana bill was drafted by state and national anti-abortion groups in an effort to force the Supreme Court to address the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling which had established the constitutional right of women to obtain abortions . |
| 4 | Local trade unionists and labour ( ILP ) activists organized themselves in an effort to force the local authority , which was dominated by ‘ urban capitalists ’ ( housing landlords , builders , estate agents and others who derived their living from private rented housing ) , to implement its powers under the 1890 Housing of the Working Classes Act . |
| 5 | The Mexican government has ordered the closure of the country 's largest oil refinery in an effort to tackle the chronic air pollution afflicting the capital , Mexico City . |
| 6 | ‘ Gentleman Jim ’ had previously retired from the ring rather than do combat with a black man , but was tempted in an effort to curb the mounting confidence of blacks and re-establish white dominance in the sport . |
| 7 | In 1846 he turned his attention to the botany and zoology of the British Isles , using a modified version of Watson 's geographical provinces in an effort to explain the present distribution in historical terms . |
| 8 | His uncle , the Duke of Albany , was content to act as Regent after Robert III 's death without making too strenuous an effort to liberate the rightful king . |
| 9 | WASHINGTON , D.C. In an effort to ease the economic woes precipitated by the dissolution of the Soviet Union , many of America 's premier museums recently sent food and supplies to their Russian counterparts . |
| 10 | The Commission is urging the government to allow poisoning of the grey squirrel nationwide in an effort to save the native species and to reduce the damage wreaked by grey squirrels on forests . |
| 11 | Brian Mulroney , the Prime Minister , reshuffled his 39-member Cabinet on Feb. 23 in an effort to bolster the waning popularity of his Progressive Conservative Party ( PCP ) government . |
| 12 | Last September , in an effort to reconcile the genuine nature conservation aspirations of various wildlife groups with the Port 's need for expansion , the Harbour Commissioners reached agreement with the major nature conservation bodies in the Province to preserve one of the Kinnegar lagoons as a bird sanctuary along with approximately 70 acres of land around the North end of Belfast City Airport 's runway for development as a nature park . |
| 13 | He put an arm around her shoulders , concern written on his face , and Lissa made an effort to quell the sharp stab of jealousy that tightened her stomach muscles . |
| 14 | A volunteer worker took the dead baby and mother back to the hospital where the baby was immediately admitted and then pronounced dead in an effort to rectify the original mistake . |
| 15 | Meryl gulped down her orange juice in an effort to subdue the mental image of Norman Pinder avidly turning the pages of his favourite Sunday newspaper , his eyes popping out even further , if that were possible . |
| 16 | The meeting had been called in an effort to heal the renewed rift between the two Presidents resulting from the October retreat by the central administration from radical economic reform . |
| 17 | He instructed his new ministers , however , to resign their faction memberships , and he ordered them to refrain from all stock market dealings , while also returning one-10th of their salaries to the Treasury , in an effort to regain the political prestige of the Cabinet . |
| 18 | Many studies have been made in an effort to assess the correct national speed , and to warn those in the fast lane of their ultimate folly . |
| 19 | Three outdoor enthusiasts have walked and cycled across the Pennines and through Europe to Istanbul in an effort to promote the proposed Trans-Pennine Way and send greetings of goodwill from 30 local authorities to European mayors . |
| 20 | The Times of Feb. 16 reported that a high-ranking Soviet delegation had held direct talks with mujaheddin leaders in Islamabad , the Pakistan capital , in an effort to settle the civil war . |
| 21 | In an effort to combat the chronic air pollution affecting Mexico City , the Mexican government on March 18 ordered the immediate closure of the country 's largest oil refinery , responsible for emissions of carbon dioxide , sulphur dioxide , benzene and other pollutants . |
| 22 | THE International Olympic Committee are today holding an emergency meeting with the committee organising the Barcelona Games ( COBB ) in an effort to combat the spiralling size of this summer 's Olympics . |
| 23 | The change , which affects sellers and buyers where they are both VAT registered or are liable to be registered as a result of a transaction and the buyer is making the purchase in connection with his or her business , was made in an effort to combat the growing number of serious VAT frauds involving smuggled gold . |
| 24 | In an effort to understand the psychological bases of these cycles , we can begin by taking each stage separately . |
| 25 | The Labour government of 1974 continued and expanded regional policies by establishing a multiplicity of job creation schemes in an effort to stem the rising tide of unemployment . |
| 26 | " Where is no substitute for information and many problems can be solved just by making an effort to find the right information ( market research , production costs , financing availability ) . |
| 27 | Readers must be warned that it has been the practice of governments in recent years to alter the departmental structure from time to time , ostensibly in an effort to find the best possible framework for policy co-ordination , but — it may be suggested — with less elevated political motives in mind too . |
| 28 | Hugh had gone into San Pietro in an effort to find the Daily Telegraph which had disappeared from their lives with Signor Fixit . |
| 29 | Swallowing convulsively in an effort to dislodge the hard , dry lump in her throat , she shook her head . |
| 30 | Formed in 1980 and led by dual singer-songwriters Gimo Remane and Zena Bakar , the group has always made an effort to maintain the traditional rhythms of their home in Nampula province but also take inspiration from a cosmopolitan mix of Latin and Arab styles : the delicate lilting Portuguese-influenced guitar cuts across sliding Arabic rhythms . |