deliberate effort

collocation in English

meaningsofdeliberateandeffort

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deliberate
adjective
uk
/dɪˈlɪb.ər.ət/us
/dɪˈlɪb.ɚ.ət/
(often of something bad) intentional ...
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effort
noun
uk
/ˈef.ət/us
/ˈef.ɚt/
physical or mental activity needed to ...
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(Definition ofdeliberateandeffortfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Depicting other individuals was adeliberateeffortto show interaction in a manner that was beneficial to the ruler.
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It enables us to interrupt behavior or suppress thoughts bydeliberateeffort, in response to goals or other strategic considerations.
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That put us on a very good track, and we made adeliberateeffortto follow up.
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There is a growing perception that women's votes are important, so candidates are making adeliberateeffortto contact women.
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The 1965 budget was adeliberateeffortto bring to fruition those long-held aspirations within the party which can be characterized as reforming and left wing.
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Moreover, where the library committee felt forced into action, it would seem thatdeliberateeffortwas made to obscure as far as possible decisions to refuse or withdraw books.
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Since adeliberateeffortis being made to give a different impression, one is bound to record the truth in this fact.
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I cannot believe that there is adeliberateeffortto conceal.
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We have made adeliberateeffortto design the route to follow existing farm boundaries.
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My point is that we need to putdeliberateeffortinto encouraging constructive innovation.
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We are dealing with very ancient nations who are making a conscious anddeliberateeffortto come together.
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Moredeliberateeffortshould be devoted to the cultivation of this potential.
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That is a good point, because it was adeliberateeffortto make sure that we do not get anywhere.
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Some may ask: why should thisdeliberateeffortbe indulged in?
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They were adeliberateeffortto secure economy without doing damage to anything that was essential.
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I say that this is adeliberateeffortto destroy our train services and to concoct excuses to justify that action.
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We will therefore make adeliberateeffortto involve the previous presidency, with which we have maintained very close contact, including contact at a personal level.
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Moreover, we could not at that time exclude the possibility that there might be adeliberateeffortto introduce poison or dangerous bacteria from the air or by sabotage.
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We have got to make adeliberateeffortto take the first steps away from ever-increasing complexity, and back towards placing more emphasis on ruggedness, simplicity and reliability.
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What is intended by this statement is to prevent unnecessary delay and anydeliberateeffortto prevent the proper running of the course of the processes of justice.
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