Sentence examples for painful efforts from inspiring English sources

Europe had made admirable and painful efforts to reach internal unity to reduce carbon emissions.

Only the exhausting and painful efforts of beekeepers are keeping the species alive.

Not only has the Aulnay closure been accepted, but Mr Hollande has talked of "painful" efforts ahead.

Mr. Hollande made a point of "saluting the Greek people" for their "painful efforts of the last two and a half years".

(Of course, these were the words of Bill and not Hillary – but the painful efforts to parse out where her politics begin and his end are specious.

They are doing so with determination, often with painful efforts from their citizens, and with the unwavering solidarity of their European partners.

It will take a long, costly and painful effort.

Breaking such silences requires a conscious and painful effort.

The two singers mouthed into their microphones, their faces registering intense, and perhaps painful, effort.

Eventually, with painful effort, I manage to force the terrible words through my lips.

The investments went sour, and the result was a long and painful effort by the investors to recoup their losses.