strenuous effort

collocation in English

meaningsofstrenuousandeffort

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strenuous
adjective
uk
/ˈstren.ju.əs/us
/ˈstren.ju.əs/
needing or using a lot of physical or mental effort ...
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effort
noun
uk
/ˈef.ət/us
/ˈef.ɚt/
physical or mental activity needed to ...
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(Definition ofstrenuousandeffortfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstrenuous effort

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Seventy-seven percent of these patients had no symptoms of angina or dyspnea with normal or lessstrenuouseffort.
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Indeed, we have rather allowed ourselves to be forestalled and it will mean astrenuouseffortif we are to keep up with our competitors.
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At any rate, we are going to make astrenuouseffort.
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Fostering requires a lot ofstrenuouseffort, and it should not be regarded as a cheap option.
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However, a morestrenuouseffortshould be made to reduce the operational costs outlined in the report.
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It can only be met by morestrenuousefforton the part of the workman or by higher efficiency.
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Little advantage is to be expected from morestrenuouseffort.
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He has to be capable ofstrenuouseffortand great perseverance in the face of disappointment, as has every member of society.
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I am sure that he was making astrenuouseffortto do so.
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I made the moststrenuouseffortat that time to prevent such exportation.
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Thestrenuouseffortdepleted her coal stocks and overtaxed her engines.
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The school kept astrenuouseffortdespite the historical vicissitudes.
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The community responded to this gesture with astrenuouseffortto build financial support for the new hospital.
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Strenuouseffortis devoted to the expression of individual character.
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The post-war decades witnessed astrenuouseffortto revive the national and international economies.
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Despitestrenuouseffort, she realised that there were still many unhappy beings yet to be saved.
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After astrenuouseffort, they get the permission and head for the tower.
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The dynamic variety of the long, ambitious record is better than ever, but it's an audiblystrenuouseffort.
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But what is most striking is that most authors made no such attempt, and indeed made strenuous efforts to secure proper authorization for their works.
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These collectivities sometimes made strenuous efforts to prevent the skills of weaving from being disseminated more widely.
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