Sentence examples for effort was devoted from inspiring English sources

A new cabinet composed of many former militia leaders was appointed, and considerable effort was devoted to the demobilization of most of the wartime militias.

Here tempos were brisk but comfortable, and greater effort was devoted to nuanced phrasing and beauty of tone than to the exigencies of trendiness.

Although he conducted campaigns on the southern and eastern frontiers, Shalmaneser's main military effort was devoted to the conquest of North Syria.

Their principal effort was devoted in the first instance to the suppression of the autonomy of the cities and to the elimination of the feudal privileges of the aristocracy.

Given the frailty of the craft for which they were providing, shelter from the weather was the prime consideration; and much effort was devoted to the construction of breakwaters, moles, and similar enclosing structures.

"A long marriage, like a classic wooden boat, could be a thing of grace, but only if great effort was devoted to its maintenance," the narrator primly reflects before the Copakens and the Tetherlys, having survived an improbable "Perfect Storm -esque climax, Storm -esqueanother great meal.

Little effort is devoted to indicating which is which.

Imagine if all that effort were devoted to working!

Our effort is devoted to designing numerical methods.

A significant amount of academic effort is devoted towards sustainable and energy efficient homes.

Frequently a relevant part of the programming effort is devoted to the generation of interfaces.