In these economically strained times, winning over the wealthy can be a real effort.
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Nor have Republicans made any real effort to undertake a major reform of existing programs.
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How much might a real effort to improve make your life as a leader more enjoyable?
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IMF-prescribed reforms would carry more weight if a real effort had been made to implement them.
Selig made no real effort to ban powerful performance enhancers, and union leaders vigorously resisted any kind of testing.
If you have the undoubted pleasure of watching from the Royal Enclosure, then a real effort will have to be made.
And so to get up to that number 70, it's going to take a real effort and a period of time.
Between this and the elusive Uncharted movie, Hollywood seems to be making a real effort to adapt video game stories.
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As Dr. Dugan noted in her recent testimony, DARPA has made a real effort to strengthen its ties with the academic community.
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"Unlike the DARE trial, they made a real effort to keep the total time involved the same" in the new study, Sigal says.
But they refuse, as far as I can tell, to make any real effort to give Dentist David a run for his money.
The real effort was to go out and define what the strategic elements were, what success looked like and what we expected to accomplish.
Even when we finally sent in ground troops, we and our allies made no real effort to hunt down the war criminals responsible for the carnage.
And it was the visitors who had the first real effort when Stokes flashed the ball across the face of goal, Accies keeper Tomas Cerny tipping wide.
Villa's only real effort of the opening period came when James Milner crossed for Gareth Barry, who turned inside Pascal Chimbonda before unleashing a shot that John Filan did well to keep out.
In this case, it has taken a couple from wicked Los Angeles to remind Wyoming of the real effort involved in trying to preserve ranching as the state would like it to be.
In a country where average internet access already exceeds Germany, it is clear that there needs to be a real effort to get more computers into people's homes, if this technology revolution is to continue.
He said it would be possible for the issue to return before the next synod is elected in 2015 if there were "early talks held between the various parties and a real effort to build a bigger consensus".
One can only hope he will do more, go past getting a vote to getting the results we need -- background checks, bans on assault weapons and high-volume magazines, mental health care reform, a real effort to stop gun trafficking.
We can focus on supporting a real change effort, rather than seething with resentment.
But it's hard to take this terribly seriously, Renee, as a real legislative effort.
He insists that the shoot "was a real collaborative effort" with King, creative director Patrick Li and stylist Tiina Laakkonen.
The unions have played a very important role and I thank them for all the efforts that they have put in under very difficult circumstances - it has been a real stakeholder effort.
Shows a lack of real concern or effort on the part of employers in trying to control costs.
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There is real money and effort and some big-time players behind this initiative.
So a real reach out effort by the White House to at least show the president willing to work with the other party.
But it may also undermine a real post-Watergate effort to clean up corruption.
One of Phoenix's major strengths is that it is a real co-operative effort and co-operation will be the key to Rover's future success.
Semler found Stevanovic 12 yards from goal with his clever pass and the Real Sociedad player's effort was saved by Marshall.
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