"true effort" is a grammatically correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used to describe sincere and genuine exertion or hard work put into something. Example: Despite facing numerous challenges and setbacks, she never gave up and continued to put in true effort towards achieving her goal.
But some who know their way around a subject and a predicate still prefer the courage of a true effort.
As dean, Mr. Nohria has been known for fostering frank conversations about social issues, but it is hard to say if Harvard Business could ever mount a true effort to resolve class issues on campus along the lines of the one on gender.
I like the idea of pecan-crusted salmon, a Southern twist to the ubiquitous fish, though I haven't yet had a chance to sample it.The vegetable lasagna, with its compilation of collard greens, zucchini, squash, carrots, broccoli and portobello mushrooms, tastes more like a half-hearted attempt to please a trouble-making vegetarian than a true effort.
Whoever believes in the Jewish right to a nation, to peace and to a normal life must make a true effort to resume political dialogue, to reach a permanent settlement, to set permanent borders for Israel and not to give up the chance to live in peace with all our neighbors.
Now 81, Oliver has published "Upstream," a book of essays that provides deep insights and delightful anecdotes as she examines her role as a writer, reader and a spiritual seeker who constantly practices what she describes as the redemptive art of true effort.
Last weekend, Epic Games put forth its first true effort at official competitive Fortnite Battle Royale.
And of course this brilliance has enemies and they make true efforts," he said.
True, efforts are periodically made to relieve London – by luring visitors beyond the capital and spreading the numbers around the year.
The teachers' true efforts are to try to shrink the distance between West Virginia and the more prosperous parts of the country.
"When time-use experts reported that parents spend an hour and 42 minutes a day in primary child care activities, parents balked, knowing it was far from their true efforts," said Cornell's time-use expert, Keith Bryant.
And when you do, here's something to think about: As many of us saw during the Super Bowl, branding that's incrementally innovative won't move the meter, just as tried and true efforts executed without flair will fall flat.
