People put more time,effort and money into decorating their homes with these ornaments, lights and religious scenes.

VOA: special.2009.12.25

Senator Reid says he believes Mr.Obama's address to the nation will help put the health care reform effort back on track.

VOA: standard.2009.09.08

USA Coach Mark Johnson said that his team is disappointed it did not win, but he is proud of the effort they put out.

VOA: standard.2010.02.26

"It taught me to be dedicated, and that if you want to be successful, you have to put in a lot of time and effort.

VOA: standard.2009.12.04

But both Clinton and Lavrov, in comments after their second full-scale meeting since March, say the problems will not hamper broader cooperation between the two powers including their effort to put further curbs on the world's largest nuclear arsenals.

VOA: standard.2009.05.07