A strong defensive effort by the East team in the second half helped keep the game close.

The child made a strong effort, but it was an unsuccessful one.

Then with a strong effort she rose to go down.

"Everyone came up with a strong effort for two days in a row."

Since 1997 there has been a strong effort to make it a drug free event.

I remember once making a strong effort to persuade her.

He made a strong effort, drawing on his own last store of energy.

I think there will be a strong effort at the opening of Congress.

He made a strong effort to improve the standards at public schools.

I think they made a strong effort to get much more out at the end of the week.