With a distinct effort of will, he put it out of his mind.

Forcing each leg forward took a separate and distinct effort.

It had taken a distinct effort of will to put the idea firmly aside.

By the 1890s, two distinct efforts were under way within the Court End district.

He struggled the last few feet, a distinct mental effort, and looked over the edge.

Oh, believe me, it required a distinct physical effort to get clear of what I had done.

Following the war, however, the college made a distinct effort to attract men to the teaching profession.

He rearranged himself against the rock wall with distinct effort.

Lee kept his voice low and steady, but only with a distinct effort.

It took a distinct effort to eat the repulsive thing, but he did.