11.   The Israelis and Palestinians have been locked in what to all appearances is a genuine effort to finally crack the complex issue.

12.   When I went to him, he made no genuine effort to explain what he wanted.

13.   If they are to last, there must be genuine effort to keep them going.

14.   It was a men-only event and the IAAF approved it only after Qatar showed it was making a genuine effort to integrate women in the sport.

15.   Information minister Yasser Abed Rabbo said any conference on the Middle East needed to take a genuine effort towards resolving the crisis and not be a ceremonial gathering.

16.   As wars raged throughout the world, it was important to commend and support people and countries making genuine efforts to put an end to violence, he said.

17.   They said it was taken merely as an excuse for a lack of genuine effort to end political corruption.