effort
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- n earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
made an effort to cover all the reading material - n use of physical or mental energy; hard work
he got an A for effort - n a notable achievement
the book was her finest effort - n a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
contributed to the war effort
- The effort took several years to come to fruition, while Microsoft continued to entrench its Web browser dominance.
- The lack of popularity of Pelosi's views was evident in the fact that her first day on the ground Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki did not make an effort to see her.
- The effort would also include "voter education campaigns" and public opinion polling, with the first poll "tentatively scheduled in early 2007.