determined effort

collocation in English

meaningsofdeterminedandeffort

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determined
adjective
uk
/dɪˈtɜː.mɪnd/us
/dɪˈtɝː.mɪnd/
wanting to do something very much and not allowing anyone or any difficulties to ...
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effort
noun
uk
/ˈef.ət/us
/ˈef.ɚt/
physical or mental activity needed to ...
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(Definition ofdeterminedandeffortfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdetermined effort

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Indeed, from the middle of the century onwards there was adeterminedeffort, by theorists and composers alike, to make opera more rational.
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This required adeterminedeffortto impose measure on the use of coercive force.
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A moredeterminedeffortnot to use the appropriate statistic can hardly be imagined.
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The guide's strength is the author'sdeterminedeffortto link design with users' needs.
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Rather, it required adeterminedeffortto perceive one particular kind of leisure space as a more fundamental place.
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That blip might be of some assistance, but a moredeterminedeffortmust be made.
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I hope that from now onwards local authorities will make a moredeterminedeffortthan many have done in the past.
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I believe, for instance, that they must make a moredeterminedeffortto bring down the medium and long-term price of money.
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We have to make a moredeterminedeffortto stop this.
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It referred to the need for a moredeterminedeffortto eliminate obsolescent capacity of all kinds.
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The answer is probably that it is just as impenetrable unless there is adeterminedeffortto achieve the contrary.
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The candidate countries must make adeterminedeffortto carry out the necessary reforms.
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There must be a conscious,determinedeffortto spread office employment much more widely.
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I do say, with regret, that there will be no solution at all without a far moredeterminedeffortthan we have hitherto seen.
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Only a united, dedicated anddeterminedeffortcan overcome our difficulties.
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Is not the way to keep down the level of rents to make adeterminedeffortto collect them in the first place?
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These things cannot be carried on unless there is adeterminedeffortfrom the top.
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We freely acknowledge that some of the conditions are very serious indeed, but local administrations are making adeterminedeffortto improve accommodation.
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I am concerned about those people who have made sacrifices and adeterminedeffortto engage in self-build schemes.
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