1.   No matter how much effort was expended, all intention was governed by the second law of thermodynamics.

2.   I think it is safe to say that very few students expend the effort to do quality work in school.

3.   We need to expend more effort.

4.   And lest everything become too dull, much effort is expended to ensure discomfort and conflict.

5.   As a result, considerable effort has been expended to make major investment projects in the center of the country as a way of economically unifying north and south.

6.   After expending so much effort to squeeze whimsy and caprice from the circuitry, computer scientists must find ways to trick the electronic clockworks into simulating erratic behavior.

7.   Bush might have spent some time wondering why he expended the effort.

8.   China has expended enormous effort to ensure every aspect of APEC runs smoothly.

9.   Dole has promised all year that the Senate would vote for a tax cut, but he expended no effort to get the Gramm amendment passed.

10.   Harris is clearly making the point that entrepreneurial opportunities abound for African-Americans who are willing to take the risks and expend the effort.