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• v  contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement
• v  settle by agreement
• s  involving the joint activity of two or more
  concerted action

• Only concerted international pressure will force Syria's president to stop obstructing the investigation into the murder of Rafik Hariri.
• WASHINGTON, July 5 After a concerted lobbying effort by property developers, mine owners and farm groups, the Bush administration scaled back proposed guidelines for enforcing .
• Faced with the difficulty of recruiting during a long and unpopular war, the United States Marine Corps has started marketing itself to women in a concerted way for the first time.

• concert
• conjunct
• conjunctive
• cooperative

News & Articles

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• Regional Hershey’s track meet attracts almost 100 contestants; state meet is at Cleveland High June 29
  Thanks to a concerted effort by the Rio Rancho Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department to promote the annual Hershey’s Track and Field Meet, 101 youngsters showed up at the... Read more »
  June 13, 2013 - Albuquerque Journal
• InterContinental Thrives in Central America - Analyst Blog
  In a concerted endeavor to strengthen its Central American portfolio, Intercontinental Hotels Group plc ( IHG ) is set to unveil two Holiday Inn branded properties in Nicaragua and
  June 10, 2013 - Nasdaq
• Got milk? Not any more, according to NHANES data showing fluid milk consumption continues to fall
  Despite concerted efforts to promote the consumption of low-fat dairy products from the industry and the government alike, Americans are drinking less and less milk, according to new research.
  June 10, 2013 - Food Navigator USA

Quotes

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• Robert Zoellick in International Herald Tribune
  Zoellick said the financial crisis underscored the need for "concerted global action now, not just to deal with the crisis but to put in place new architecture, new norms and new oversight to ensure that this crisis never happens again."
• Pope Benedict XVI in America Magazine (subscription)
  I reiterate my personal appeal for an urgent and concerted international effort to resolve the ongoing tensions in the Middle East, especially in the Holy Land, before such conflicts lead to greater bloodshed,the pope said June 6 at the end...
• Barack Obama in Reuters
  We've got two goals in the G20,US President Barack Obama said on Wednesday during a meeting with his Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner. "The first is to make sure there is concerted action around the globe to jumpstart the economy. The...