"effort" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Hundreds of them have been attacked as well in an effort to sow insecurity and chaos.
- She attacked the non-profit group for allegedly "twisting the truth in an effort to raise funds from innocent and hard-pressed Americans."
- Israeli troops attacked two neighborhoods there on Friday in an effort to stop sniper attacks.
- Russian troops attacked two villages in southeastern Chechnya today in an effort to drive rebel forces out of their mountain strongholds.
- The Armada reportedly attacked in an effort to free six prisoners held by its rival.
- The military Overwatch forces of the Combine are shown attacking human resistance bases in an effort to further solidify their control.
- He tries to attack passers-by in an effort to test the sword's quality, but lower-class townspeople fight back and knock him down.
- They may have formed an alliance with the creature that attacked you in an effort to destabilize our pacification program.
- Insurgents have often attacked Shiite civilians, apparently in an effort to provoke sectarian conflict.
- The Taliban have attacked construction companies building roads and schools in the past, apparently in an effort to halt the progress of reconstruction.
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