Satirizing television may seem like wasted effort, given the self-parody nature of the medium.
He played the lion's share of last Sunday's match at Saracens, a courageous effort given the weight on his shoulders.
Otherwise, a solid effort, given in a spirit of generosity and love, is more than good enough.
But the banks argue that would take too much effort, given the volume of loans likely to be restructured.
It's largely a hopeless effort, given the variety of components and connectors, but it's better than nothing.
However, there is an appalling lack of effort given to systematic attempts at building improvements into this age-old process.
It is this partnership that unlocks the hours of effort given by volunteers in building and sustaining community activity.
Despite the advantages of deep mixing technique in numerous construction applications, the effort given for this technique still needs to be extended using new material as additive.
At the same time, analysts see little risk of a credit-tightening effort, given that inflation was below the full-year target.
It was an admirable effort given the Bombers' unconventional pre-season but they were beaten by a side that only turned up for a quarter of the game.
"It seems like an extraordinarily paltry effort, given the scope of the crisis," said David Clohessy, the national director of the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests.
