Example sentences of "[art] effort [verb] [prep] be " in BNC.

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1 As explained at that meeting the effort had to be ongoing .
2 They must be pulled together into one effective , industry-led , force , because , if the effort continues to be fragmented , everyone will suffer .
3 The friends of David Cunningham , such as Colonel Blackadder , had to be put off with a clear refusal , and a request to persuade Cunningham to withdraw , while at the same time every effort had to be made to engage all those gentlemen who had not committed themselves to a candidate to rally to Kirkton .
4 In such conditions every effort had to be made to keep the sea passages open — and safe .
5 While uniformity of view between the managing partners can not always be achieved every effort has to be made to avoid discrepancies .
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