Sentence examples for make an effort not to from inspiring English sources

In fact, you have to make an effort not to see it.

Do you make an effort not to eat at your desk and really savour your lunch?

Tracking devices are so ubiquitous that "you had to make an effort not to know where people were," he writes.

Unlike the guerrillas, American troops generally appeared to make an effort not to fire at random, but when fired upon they responded with overwhelming force.

You can watch a recording of it here, and it's worth noting that the chair appears to make an effort not to solicit any questions about Greenfield's position as a controversial public figure.

We owe it to them not to react hyper-emotionally, even while we make an effort not to under-react intellectually to pretend that this is just another election.

She made an effort not to get defensive.

Douglas made an effort not to widen his eyes.

"He was making an effort not to cede any ground on the issue," Mr. Simmons said.

Unlike some of his recent predecessors, Japan's prime minister, Yasuo Fukuda, has made an effort not to infuriate the Chinese.

Having decided that a rematch against Bush would be too divisive (or, perhaps, too difficult), Gore has made an effort not to brood on the sidelines.