1.   The effort began to sap his strength and his muscles quivered as at last he pulled himself over the icy edge.

2.   But a concerted effort has begun to improve the quality of the urban air.

3.   Efforts began to secure FDIC backing for banks not actually bankrupted by the collapse.

4.   International mediation efforts began and there were fears that with the involvement of Turkey and Iran the conflict could spread.

5.   As a result, various efforts have begun to help address portability problems.

6.   As these efforts began to produce vast amounts of biological information, they needed powerful software to keep track and make sense of it all.

7.   Because of environmental concerns, it will be at least two years before new salvage efforts can begin.

8.   A royal visit to the Irish Republic was unthinkable until the new peace effort began five years ago.

9.   A search and rescue effort began almost immediately.

10.   After commissioners did adopt a flood zoning measure in April, an effort began to organize a militia to protect citizens from the depredations of their local government.