considerable effort

collocation in English

meaningsofconsiderableandeffort

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considerable
adjective
uk
/kənˈsɪd.ər.ə.bəl/
us
/kənˈsɪd.ɚ.ə.bəl/
large or of ...
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effort
noun
uk
/ˈef.ət/
us
/ˈef.ɚt/
physical or mental activity needed to ...
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(Definition ofconsiderableandeffortfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofconsiderable effort

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Considerableeffortin recent year s has been devoted to under standing the interaction between different regimes of equilibrium flow and the resistive modes.
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Therefore,considerableefforthas been devoted in finding an efficient algorithm that gives an accurate kinematic solution.
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They believed that the results of economic evaluations based upon poor clinical evidence would not be worth theconsiderableeffortneeded to produce them.
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By contrast, it presents aconsiderableeffortto give a universal approach to very different compositional activities.
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This is an expensive reference work that has clearly involved the editor and co-authors inconsiderableeffort.
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We fully agree with them that this process of fine-tuning requiresconsiderableeffort.
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Despite the commitment of many concerned individuals, it requiresconsiderableeffortto develop the social and governmental will to make such a centre a reality.
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Considerableefforthas been invested in introducing preferences in logic programming.
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Regional water officials exertedconsiderableeffortto promote water management reform in a number of experimental areas.
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Considerableefforthas been made, at least in certain quarters, to encourage women composers of electroacoustic music and feature their work.
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This may be due in part to theconsiderableeffortrequired to reframe existing programmes or to create new ones that realise client-centred practices.
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One respondent described theconsiderableeffortthe service had expended to prepare a strategy using management consultants and time-outs.
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Considerableefforthas also been expended in compiling an extensive bibliography, which covers the literature from works published in 1806 through to recent 2004 publications.
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However,considerableeffortis required to create the classifications and maintain the hierarchy.
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Moreover, they requireconsiderableeffortto update transferred representations when the core model is changed.
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Considerableefforthas been devoted to keeping track of these households.
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In lowland areas, agriculture is more advanced, andconsiderableefforthas been made to develop irrigation in suitable areas.
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Such an endeavour demands a systematic scanning of all relevant parameters and thus requires aconsiderableeffortand large computing times.
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Considerableeffortmust have been involved in unearthing them.
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