31.   E is a hopeful sign that Americans have not given up on Elvis, despite determined efforts on the part of academia to render him unappetizing and dull.

32.   European ministers made a determined effort to tone down disagreements earlier in the week with the United States over Mexican aid.

33.   He made a determined effort to get the baby sitter to cooperate, meeting with her father once, and with her twice.

34.   In a determined effort to hold its market share, Chrysler has torn into its profit margins by spending vast sums on discount programs and other incentives to consumers.

35.   In the halls of marketing science, they still speak in hushed tones about Crest toothpaste and its determined effort to secure the endorsement of the American Dental Association.

36.   In this case, it took only a couple of determined efforts to turn a corner.

37.   It also seems to demonstrate that, for all the recent protestations and determined efforts of American officials, peace and justice are largely irreconcilable at this late stage.

38.   It took a determined effort by that pilot and controller to wring any measure of drama from their exchanges.

39.   Japan has mounted determined efforts to recover the bones of soldiers who fell on distant battlefields during World War II.