voluntary effort

collocation in English

meaningsofvoluntaryandeffort

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voluntary
adjective
uk
/ˈvɒl.ən.tər.i/us
/ˈvɑː.lən.ter.i/
done, made, or given willingly, without being forced or paid to ...
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effort
noun
uk
/ˈef.ət/us
/ˈef.ɚt/
physical or mental activity needed to ...
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(Definition ofvoluntaryandeffortfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofvoluntary effort

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But funding came from the communes, not the central state, and in any case all of local efforts were the result ofvoluntaryeffort.
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It is a tribute to persistentvoluntaryeffortthat this useful collection of data has come to fruition.
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It must be remembered that this is all avoluntaryeffortthat started up by people who have gone round collecting money from various residents.
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This is a field in whichvoluntaryeffortwould usefully contribute.
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I did not say that all thevoluntaryefforthas failed.
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Use is still made ofvoluntaryeffort, particularly for sitting cases.
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The addition of the direct personal andvoluntaryeffortwhich we see in the rural areas is a most interesting point.
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We have had 23 years ofvoluntaryeffortand have precious little to show for it.
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As a result of getting morevoluntaryefforton a longer-term basis, we hope that the voluntary organisations will carry out more schemes.
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They have been built up as avoluntaryefforton the part of their owners in the general war effort.
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I wish to rely uponvoluntaryeffort, and our people are always generous in these matters.
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Apart from providing assistance to enable standards to be raised and gaps filled,voluntaryefforthelps to bring the hospital service nearer the community.
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They believe that they have the know-how and everything else whichvoluntaryeffortcan provide in order to rebuild city centres.
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Such a state of affairs cannot be left tovoluntaryeffort.
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They serve as a focus forvoluntaryeffort, and being less restricted than local authorities they are able to undertake pioneer work and experiments.
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That is wherevoluntaryeffortcan supplement the work which a good welfare service ought even now to be doing.
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This was avoluntaryeffort, and we must pay tribute tovoluntaryeffort.
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But, as a result of this legislation, there will be a complete change, andvoluntaryeffortwill go out altogether.
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I have said that this is a co-operative andvoluntaryeffort.
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