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effort
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* A for effort
Fig. acknowledgement for having tried to do something, even if it was not successful. (*Typically: get ~; give someone ~.) The plan didn't work, but I'll give you an A for effort for trying.

*an all-out effort

a very good and thorough effort. (*Typically: begin ~; have ~; make ~; start ~.) We need to make an all-out effort to get this job done on time. The government began an all-out effort to reduce the federal budget.

*last-ditch effort

Fig. a final effort; the last possible attempt. (*Typically: be ~; have ~; make ~.) I made one last-ditch effort to get her to stay. It was a last-ditch effort. I didn't expect it to work.

make every effort to do something

to try very hard to accomplish something. I will make every effort to be there on time.
See also: every, make

spare no effort to do something
to work as hard as possible to achieve something Emergency services have spared no effort to help people whose homes were destroyed by the tornadoes.
Related vocabulary: spare no expense
See also: spare


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It is not explicitly taught nor is it effortfully learned.
Extending this thinking, individuals who are able to choose the brand they wish to try should be more involved in the trial experience and should process it more deeply and effortfully than those who were simply assigned a trial brand.
In short, a dilemma may result with counselors-in-training when they fail to process new information effortfully into their current knowledge.
 
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