They believe students are owed a good grade simply because they put a lot of effort into a class.

VOA: special.2009.03.12

Or just have the good intentions without the effort that's necessary to bring about a positive exponential function.

还是只有好的意图但不付出,必要的努力发挥正面指数函数的作用。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

You must love loyal advisors and servants, whether they be foreigners or our own people, and spare no effort to serve the common good."

你一定要热爱俄国那些忠诚的大臣和臣民,不管他是来自外国还是国内,同时你也必须不遗余力地为公共利益服务"

耶鲁公开课 - 欧洲文明课程节选

"Well,what we found is a lot of ambivalence. A bare majority of Americans, about 52 percent, think that the U.S.military effort there is a good idea and should be there.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

He called the runoff and the period afterward when a new government is formed a "turning point" in the effort to defeat the extremists and deliver good government and economic development to Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23