1.   The prisoners were finally released, thanks to the tireless efforts of their families and friends.

2.   But Houston ultimately extracted its revenge, thanks to the tireless efforts and bottomless pockets of one Mr. Robert McNair.

3.   But in North Carolina, thanks to the tireless efforts of a former state senator named Wendell Murphy, monster hog farms had free right-of-way into the countryside.

4.   But, Burt won over UM coaches and players with his tireless effort.

5.   For Bryant, a career milestone went for naught, as did his tireless effort to deliver the victory.

6.   For those tireless efforts to heal his city, Giuliani deserves a medal, not a crown.

7.   Mayor Edward Rendell presented the Philadelphia annual Liberty Medal to former Sen. George Mitchell for his tireless efforts to bring peace to Northern Ireland.

8.   Some suggest that his tireless efforts to dissuade potential challengers to incumbents are fundamentally undemocratic.

9.   Still, whatever eccentric political ideas he may have, De Witte has written a compelling account of the tireless efforts by the West to eliminate Lumumba.

10.   Then factor in the superb organizational skill of the Massachusetts Sports Partnership and the tireless efforts of Becky Collet, the manager of sports marketing at John Hancock.