There was a kind of neglect - not an active effort to take things apart.

But she would have to do something more than just stand there, not making an active effort to get ashore.

I think we're going to need active effort on their part.

For his most active efforts had brought no tangible results.

It took active effort to keep my jaw from dropping open.

But Defense Department officials say they do not know of any active effort to find him.

The chief executive must make an active effort to understand his constituencies and their particular stakes in the company.

In each area there is a concentration upon active effort.

Bringing about such a revolution in the way society thinks requires active efforts.

Other possibilities include more active efforts to hand over some of the detainees to third countries.