If this attempt is not opposed, no effort will be made to throw in men,arms or ammunition."

VOA: special.2009.08.06

Because we have, as you've hopefully realized, made a concerted effort over the past several years to really reach out to students on this campus who might not otherwise have considered this as a field of exploration, just a one semester course, or even ultimately a concentration or minor.

你们也认识到了，因为我们，在过去几年中作出了共同的努力,来影响这个校园的学生们,但是某些学生可能认为这并不是一个探索性的领域,而只是学期中的一个课程而已，或者只是一门主修或选修课程。

哈佛公开课 - 计算机科学课程节选

We've made some effort to do that.

我们已尽力达成这个目标。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

"I don't think that,uh, unless a greater effort is made by the government to win popular support, that the war can be won out there."

VOA: special.2009.08.16

And political leaders have represented this to their people as so it were a humanitarian effort which it is But they have not made clear to the people that they are fighting a war, they are fighting a war because of threat to them as well.

政府人员说这是一个人道主义的策略,但是他们并没有说明他们在进行一场战争，因为阿富汗对他们有威胁。

普林斯顿公开课 - 国际座谈会课程节选

Another effort was made to get a bank bill that the president would approve.

VOA: special.2009.01.29

But the point is Reagan supported that effort and that made all the difference, and it took a lot of courage Reagan was going to take the recession in 1982 He was willing to support Volker no matter what to get the inflation down ... Alright, so... Interest rates in the summer of 1980 were quite high Yes, they were.

但是，里根力挺了这次货币改革,这才是重点，下这样的决心不容易,里根本打算在1982年来狠抓经济衰退2,他很信任沃尔克,为了降低通胀率，可以不惜一切代价,好吧，那么。,1980年夏天，银行利率已经相当高了,没错，确实如此。

斯坦福公开课 - 经济学课程节选

It took a great deal of time and effort to gather fibers from plants or animals to make into yarn which could then be made into cloth.

VOA: special.2009.11.04

What killed him was the effort made by doctors to find the bullet.

VOA: special.2010.04.22

No effort was made to answer Republican attacks on the tariff issue.

VOA: special.2010.05.27

He made no effort to hide his dislike of Cazeau.

VOA: special.2009.06.27

But they made no effort to enforce the order.

VOA: special.2010.04.08

He says he spoke last year about helping them, adding that every effort should be made to enhance their authority.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

We made a special effort towards the World Cup here in order to really have Africa in the focus,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.22

He says every effort must be made to begin a process of healing and national reconciliation.

VOA: standard.2009.05.19

Although interest in the World Expo has declined recently, many countries have made an extra effort to participate this year because China is the host.

VOA: standard.2010.05.02