1.   Effective exchange of information is essential, and we devote considerable efforts to that.

2.   Long-term planning took a back seat in the deliberations of the senior engineers whose efforts were principally devoted to overcoming short-term problems.

3.   This happens when the employee learns to escape the personal dilemma temporarily by devoting more effort to his or her job.

4.   It was officially announced that Wahhab would devote his efforts to party activity.

5.   Bush devoted his efforts on Wednesday to underscoring preparations to lead the nation.

6.   But not much effort is devoted to enforcing that law.

7.   Critics of higher education have long maintained that undergraduate students are being shortchanged when their professors devote their greatest efforts to research and publishing.

8.   For that reason, analysts said, Nynex is wise to devote its efforts to the international market.

9.   He decided to devote his efforts to helping others who suffer similarly.

10.   He devoted considerable effort, in fact, to helping Israel develop a cultural life.