1.   In gratitude for his heroic efforts over Henry the police had apprehended Duggie on the towpath.

2.   My own efforts over a long period of time, plus correspondence and telephone calls to various bodies have met with no success.

3.   We have gone to great effort over the years to make the festival truly regional.

4.   American and European efforts over the last nine years have failed to find a compromise that satisfied both sides.

5.   And efforts over the last four decades to establish government-owned permanent repositories in Kansas, Washington State, Texas and Nevada have failed.

6.   And there have been periodic efforts over the years to cleanse the tax code of breaks inserted to benefit particular industries, companies and even individuals.

7.   At least, Evert said, players seem to be trying to make an effort over the past eight months.

8.   After several abortive efforts over nearly three decades, Congress is taking the first steps this week toward the likely overhaul of the beleaguered Immigration and Naturalization Service.

9.   Both teams include veteran negotiators who have been key proponents of the peace effort over the past decade.