A decade ago, he said, the daily effort of maintaining a salt-water tank made it "probably one of the least relaxing things to do."

"If the news is confirmed, it would be the culmination of a daily effort by French diplomacy," Juppe said.

The daily effort comes from no deliberate intention or program, but straight from the heart.

In studying a foreign language, daily effort gives the most rewards.

America has given and we return the gift with our daily efforts.

For many of the inmates living in Fiske, it takes a conscious daily effort to avoid going back to their old ways.

To obtain credit participants must log in their daily efforts, which as noted above can include both sports and physical fitness activities.

"If you don't make a daily effort, people tend to agree with executives, because they have a big influence," Mr. Kume said.

What Lawrence's life demonstrates so powerfully is that it actually takes a daily effort to be free.

Hillman amazed them at one recent batting practice by shouting in Japanese, "I am very grateful for your daily efforts."