11.   Perhaps, Perry thought, the company should have invested some time and effort in that touchy-feely team-building stuff.

12.   Qin Shihuang devoted considerable resources and effort in trying to track down this miracle plant for his own use.

13.   S.-brokered peace efforts in the Middle East and Northern Ireland.

14.   Sheila Geddes, Sid Clarke and all the others who had contributed their efforts in the run-up to the launch.

15.   The continued effort in cancer research seems worthwhile considering the suffering that patients must endure.

16.   The different approaches to industrial development have absorbed an enormous amount of resources and effort in the postwar period.

17.   There was a massive concentration of scientific effort in this area in the Decades immediately following the general acceptance of evolutionism.

18.   They get little or no publicity for their efforts in this area - quite deliberately.

19.   This report will recommend on any new local initiatives which could add to existing efforts in reducing drink related road accidents.

20.   Uncle Shim laid lavish praise on my parents for the quality of the food, the effort in preparation.