11.   The government now is proposing further to escalate its efforts by putting some of the Social Security trust fund in stocks.

12.   The Human Rights Campaign is supporting an effort by Sen.

13.   The Republican victories came despite a last-ditch effort by the president to help Democratic candidates.

14.   This joint effort by a multicompany committee produced some of the best materials on the subject yet produced.

15.   ...a sincere effort by two people to thrash out differences about which they have strong feelings.

16.   ...increased drug interdiction efforts by the military and Coast Guard.

17.   The early efforts by the suffragists to obtain voting rights for women were met with ridicule.

18.   The mayor tried to hamstring our efforts by cutting the budget.

19.   Despite extensive efforts by many schools to make good roommate matches, unsatisfactory outcomes are common.