The UN's hordes of experts have made huge efforts to nurture democracy and build strong institutions in Timor-Leste.
Prosecutors, judges, historians and politicians have made huge efforts in recent years to describe the boundaries of genocide: when mere mass murder stops and the ultimate human crime starts.
Partly as a result of weaker demand, but also because since the first "gas war" of 2006, many European countries have made huge efforts to increase their gas storage capacity and stocks are high.
"I was reassured that all the agencies involved - thousands of people locally and nationally - have made huge efforts over last few days to protect more homes and businesses, with over 3,000 of our troops deployed on task tonight and many hundreds more on standby".
In Brazil, where prostitution is legal, advocates have made huge efforts to guard against sexually transmitted diseases.
In recent years, however, the firm has made huge efforts to promote social responsibility and sustainability, working with activist groups such as the Rainforest Alliance.
Bisping's comments will be a headache for the UFC, which has made huge efforts to become part of the mainstream.
"The BBC has made huge efforts and spent an enormous amount of time on maintaining its impartiality during the course of the Olympics, and then this screws the whole thing up," said another corporation source.
And even within regions, results differed wildly the Tories failed to take London seats such as Hammersmith and Westminster North, where they had made huge efforts, but did well in others.
