He likes to use a pulse monitor wristwatch, which has a cartoon face to tell the wearer when to put in more effort, depending on their optimal heart rate.

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The European Union has repeatedly called on Romania to put more effort into tackling corruption by top-level officials and politicians.

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And more broadly, I am continuing to call on these firms to put greater effort into helping families stay in their homes, to provide small businesses with needed loans, and to embrace -- rather than fight -- serious financial reform.

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Most experienced executives have strong beliefs about what works and not, and logically they assign more resources and put more effort into the things they are confident about, eager not to waste it on activities with less of a chance of success.

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On flat roads, shifting gears will allow you to put more or less effort into your ride as you please, allowing for a lot of levity in the experience.

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It would take a monumental effort to get me truly excited to play more of a game that I put back on my shelf a year ago, which is what Bethesda is trying to do by releasing Dragonborn.

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New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a Democrat, touted an "Apollo program" -- referring to the 1960s effort that put men on the moon -- that would reduce dependence on foreign oil by more than half and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent.

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Because the majority of your Twitter traffic is hidden as direct traffic you might end up sensibly but wrongly focusing on the 5% that has come via Facebook.com, thus reworking your strategy to put more effort into Facebook despite the fact it is actually performing poorly in comparison to Twitter.

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