| effort be | 147.01 | The effort had been to start. | ||
| effort fail | 31.07 | Effort fails. | ||
| effort continue | 17.18 | Both efforts are continuing. | ||
| effort begin | 10.53 | But the effort has begun. | ||
| effort have | 9.55 | His effort had competition. | ||
| effort go | 8.36 | Such efforts may go nowhere. | ||
| effort come | 7.90 | The effort came at a price. | ||
| effort pay_off | 7.90 | The effort paid off. | ||
| effort help | 7.70 | All these efforts help. | ||
| effort make | 7.24 | So the effort makes sense. | ||
| effort include | 6.98 | The effort will also include direct mail. | ||
| effort seem | 6.06 | The effort seems forced. | ||
| effort appear | 5.92 | The efforts appear to be working. | ||
| effort succeed | 5.40 | Their efforts succeeded. | ||
| effort take | 5.13 | The efforts take many forms. | ||
| effort focus | 4.48 | Instead, efforts will focus on limiting human casualties. | ||
| effort fall | 3.95 | But the effort fell short. | ||
| effort lead | 3.88 | The efforts so far have led nowhere. | ||
| effort prove | 3.88 | Effort proves fruitless. | ||
| effort involve | 3.36 | That effort involved a pine tree and bluebells. |