extraordinary effort

collocation in English

meaningsofextraordinaryandeffort

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extraordinary
adjective
uk
/ɪkˈstrɔː.dɪn.ər.i/us
/ɪkˈstrɔːr.dən.er.i/
very unusual, special, unexpected, ...
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effort
noun
uk
/ˈef.ət/us
/ˈef.ɚt/
physical or mental activity needed to ...
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(Definition ofextraordinaryandeffortfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Someone in this case needs to make anextraordinaryeffortto connect emotionally, psychologically, and spiritually with this young woman.
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It is only by the mostextraordinaryeffort, early and late, that the agriculturists have been able to do what they have done.
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Extraordinaryeffortis needed to tackle the problem.
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I believe that that authority and many others have made anextraordinaryeffort.
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That represents anextraordinaryeffortin the twenty-three years.
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What have been the results of thisextraordinaryeffortof cultivation?
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Their fingerprints in the cement foundations remain as testament to theirextraordinaryeffortthat guaranteed joyous times.
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The two systems of higher education - university and polytechnic - are linked, and it is possible to transfer from one to the other throughextraordinaryeffort.
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Used to describe a player who demonstrated exceptional orextraordinaryefforton a play while encountering significant physical opposition.
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The blocks snapped together, but not so tightly that they requiredextraordinaryeffortto be separated.
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He displayedextraordinaryeffortand showed a firm commitment to lead the team which will be responsible for attacking the targets that we have agreed to destroy.
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This caused the administration to launch anextraordinaryeffortto change people's perception of foreign events, essentially by exaggerating threats from abroad and demonizing selected foreign leaders.
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After extraordinary efforts to make this modest goal become a reality, the patient was taken home by her parents.
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In other words, the tradition was so weakened that extraordinary efforts were required to revive it.
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I have but one short life and do not aspire to wealth or fame in a degree which could only be obtained by anextraordinaryefforton my part.
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We are much indebted to the study group members and their coauthors for their extraordinary efforts to make the study group report highly informative and practical.
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She describes the everyday meaning of military occupation, displacement, and violence among women who have made extraordinary efforts to carry out basic family and community needs.
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For this purpose they are making extraordinary efforts to export anything that they can possibly spare in order to raise credits outside their country.
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This unprecedented programme has required extraordinary efforts by thousands of railway workers, through the most difficult conditions of floods, snow and sub-zero temperatures.
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In order to achieve this goal, extraordinary patience and an ability to listen are essential, and extraordinary efforts must be made to achieve mutual understanding.
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