sustained effort

collocation in English

meaningsofsustainedandeffort

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sustained
adjective
uk
/səˈsteɪnd/us
/səˈsteɪnd/
continuing for a ...
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effort
noun
uk
/ˈef.ət/us
/ˈef.ɚt/
physical or mental activity needed to ...
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(Definition ofsustainedandeffortfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsustained effort

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Would making math and science curricula less demanding, thereby increasing the rate of reinforcement, increase the likelihood ofsustainedeffort?
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Not much commitment andsustainedeffortis devoted to the social and psychological reintegration of ex-child combatants, beyond an immediate preoccupation with disarmament and demobilisation.
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The developers have made asustainedeffortto make those parameters orthogonal and hierarchical.
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Testing was acceptable, easy to access, required minimal input from the participant and did not requiresustainedeffortto achieve.
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Furthermore, this book should be highly commended for itssustainedeffortof embedding the ideational discourse into the evolving real political context.
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This was because there had been littlesustainedeffortin favour of local languages by an evidentiary community, as in the other two cases.
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The workshops provided experiences that drew people together and this was exemplified by thesustainedeffortdisplayed by the delegates.
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Sustainedefforttowards this end must lead, it is believed, to the ultimate spiritual goal of moksha or release from the samsarik cycle of birth, death and rebirth.
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Also, this is an approach which tends to emphasize precision over recall: it takes dedicated andsustainedeffortto achieve good recall numbers.
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What we need is not merely a temporary policy, but asustainedeffort.
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This will require asustainedeffortover many years.
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Secondly, implementing a coordinated andsustainedeffortby donor governments gives rise for concern.
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It will requiresustainedeffortover a long period.
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Instead, she has sought to gain notoriety from legislating, rather than putting in asustainedeffort.
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All this taken together, as has been emphasised from all sides, will require an enormous andsustainedeffort.
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I should hope that, withsustainedeffort, the increased quantities which are still required would be obtained.
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In this field, however, progress can be made only by continuous application andsustainedeffort.
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The situation calls forsustainedeffortand discipline.
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It would be far better to have asustainedeffort.
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What we want is asustainedeffortand a week-by-week production in our factories until we get out of this mess.
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