One of the showerheads was cleaned with a bleach solution in an effort to destroy the bacteria.

VOA: special.2009.10.13

After the whale was dead, the sailors would then slowly and with great effort take it all the way back to the ship.

VOA: special.2011.06.29

The slower speed is combined with an extra effort to make the writing easy to understand.

VOA: special.2009.04.06

Over the past four years he traveled around the world with recording equipment and video cameras in an effort to unite people through music.

VOA: special.2009.07.31

And war for the Negro was openly begun with stronger effort than before.

VOA: special.2009.10.22

This month,the W.H.O.joined with other groups to announce a new effort against malaria.

VOA: special.2009.05.26

The effort will begin with areas along the border with Iran.

VOA: special.2009.08.18

"As we went on, we really did make an effort to try and establish that rapport with the clients."

VOA: standard.2010.06.14

U.S.Middle East envoy George Mitchell will hold three days of separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in an effort to advance the peace process.

VOA: standard.2009.07.26

Many liberal Democratic voters have become disillusioned with the compromises made in Congress, and they will be sorely disappointed if the health care effort fails.

VOA: standard.2010.03.16

Earlier this year, the president challenged the private sector to join with government in a nationwide effort to boost student achievement in science and mathematics.

VOA: standard.2009.11.24

Other senators are joining Schumer in an effort to pass legislation to force the Obama administration to get tough with China on the currency issue.

VOA: standard.2010.03.23

Diane Heyde is one of the volunteers who helped with that effort.

VOA: standard.2009.12.24

"We saw,with the stimulus the effort to rush and spend, what can happen if you jam major legislation before people have an opportunity to understand what is in it,".

VOA: standard.2009.07.21

In all,General Allyn says within the next few days there will be about 5,000 U.S.troops on the ground in Haiti, with another 5,000 on the ships supporting the effort.

VOA: standard.2010.01.19

The general described the effort as "hard work." Several civilian experts General McChrystal invited to help with an assessment of the situation have said they recommended he ask for more U.S.troops.

VOA: standard.2009.08.11

"If we continue the way we've done so far, both with regard to the military effort, the civilian effort and the behavior of the Afghan government, this project will not work.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

Administration officials say the CIA will continue to take part in interrogations, but that an FBI official will direct the effort with oversight by the National Security Council, which reports directly to the president.

VOA: standard.2009.08.24

The P5+1 last year presented Iran with a revised offer of incentives for it to halt a uranium enrichment effort U.S.and European officials believe is weapons-related and return to negotiations on its nuclear program.

VOA: standard.2009.06.24

"We have put across our viewpoint with sincerity and with the hope that they would review their policy in the context of drone attacks so that our effort to win our fight against terrorism is successful,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

A major point of difference between the two main parties is whether the government should offer a health insurance program to compete with private insurance companies in an effort to drive down health care costs.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

"Our effort here in writing this letter is just urging caution because we're hoping that with the new administration, we will have an administration that will lend itself more to diplomacy and working through other means rather than always military confrontation,".

VOA: standard.2009.03.17

And with respect to the announcement that occurred when the vice president was there, we've expressed our dismay and disappointment and we have, as I said earlier engaged in consultations with our partners in the peace effort - the Israelis and the Palestinians - about the way forward."

VOA: standard.2010.03.16