(n.) An exertion of strength or power, whether physical or mental, in performing an act or aiming at an object; more or less strenuous endeavor; struggle directed to the accomplishment of an object; as, an effort to scale a wall.
(n.) A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion.
(v. t.) To stimulate.
Example Sentences:
(1) An effective graft-surveillance protocol needs to be applicable to all patients; practical in terms of time, effort, and cost; reliable; and able to detect, grade, and assess progression of lesions.
(2) Recently, the validity of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) standards for selection of spirometric test results has been questioned based on the finding of inverse dependence of FEV1 on effort.
(3) Research efforts in the Swedish schools are of high quality and are remarkably prolific.
(4) Several efforts to extradite Polanski to California have failed.
(5) Another important factor, however, seems to be that patients, their families, doctors and employers estimate capacity of performance on account of the specific illness, thus calling for intensified efforts toward rehabilitation.
(6) King Salman of Saudi Arabia urged the redoubling of efforts to “eradicate this dangerous scourge and rid the world of its evils”.
(7) Their efforts will include blocking the NSA from undermining encryption and barring other law enforcement agencies from collecting US data in bulk.
(8) In light of these findings, the implications of the need to address appraisals and coping efforts in research and therapy with incest victims was emphasized.
(9) Mastitis in its complexity has managed to forestall all efforts of eradication in spite of years of research, antibiotics and practical control measures.
(10) Crown prince Sultan Bin Abdel Aziz said yesterday that the state had "spared no effort" to avoid such disasters but added that "it cannot stop what God has preordained.
(11) In our efforts to explore alternative treatment regimens for multidrug-resistant tumors we have examined the sensitivity of MDR tumor cell lines to lymphokine activated killer (LAK) cells.
(12) This will help nursing grow as a profession, particularly through entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial efforts.
(13) However, our theory differs in several important respects from the latter efforts.
(14) The results of our utilization review were conveyed to local hospitals and the blood supplier in an effort to preserved donor blood.
(15) In an effort to understand the regulation of the onset of testosterone formation in the human fetal testis we measured adenylate cyclase activity in response to hCG stimulation in homogenates of fetal testes obtained from first and second trimester human abortuses.
(16) In addition, special efforts are made to combine HIV-infected women to avoid pregnancy and childbearing, both for their own prognosis and the health of the infant.
(17) In an effort to identify the optimal dose and strain of measles vaccination for early immunization, Peruvian infants were randomly assigned to receive one of three measles vaccines in varying doses at 5 to 6 or 8 to 9 months of age.
(18) Abe’s longstanding efforts toward those goals, which include the successful passage of a state secrets act and efforts to expand the scope of Japan’s military activities have already damaged relations with China.
(19) Chadwick felt that Customs and Trading Standards needed to continue their war on illegal tobacco – if not, efforts to tackle smoking could be undermined.
(20) "We must be clear that there can be no letup in our efforts to seek ways to remove Bill Walker from parliament," Rennie said.
Workout
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) Chat about jobs and relationships and workouts help because “all of those things are really what are going to build the foundation of why you want to come back”.
(2) A number of concerns regarding runners' health practices were identified, including running while ill or in pain, incidence of injuries, negative feelings when unable to run, neglect of a conscious cool-down period, low weight levels, and a tendency to increase workouts following perceived dietary indiscretions.
(3) Speedo Hetutu, 54, attended the old school in the town of Avatele before it was abandoned and later used for workouts.
(4) The groups did not differ with respect to the number of outside workouts.
(5) Tracking your steps, calories, workouts and even your sleeping patterns became increasingly common, with a flurry of existing apps tied to external monitors, and some new ones (like Moves in this roundup) which simply used your smartphone's sensors.
(6) Breath-by-breath determinations for VE, oxygen uptake (VO2) and carbon dioxide output (VCO2), as well as determinations for K+, partial pressure of oxygen (PO2), partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PCO2), pH and lactate in arterial blood were performed during a workout on an exercise bicycle at a ramp function work rate of 20 W min-1, preceded by a 40 min warm-up period.
(7) With the increased risk in gymnastics, the incidence of acute injuries will also increase, and as the skill level increases, the load during the workout will also increase, providing more opportunity for chronic injuries.
(8) Cameron, speaking after his 35-minute workout with Obama, said: "What is required is a sense of urgency, but then clear action for strong banks and strong contingency plans for whatever might happen.
(9) Suffice it to say, the N-word gets a vigorous workout throughout the night.
(10) He never loses his temper, she says, and gives himself a regular mental workout by reading the newspaper and writing frequently to his siblings.
(11) This was a far more gentle workout against what was, in essence, an Italy B team, but England recovered well once Daniele de Rossi's goal, after a quarter of an hour, had threatened another ordeal.
(12) The presence of team owner Jeffrey Lurie at Smith's workout for the team has lent credence to such claims.
(13) Fitness assessments, customized workouts, and specialized classes were offered.
(14) Workouts included interval-type training using 5 minute intervals for a total of 20-30 minutes (work rate set at 50-75 watts for each interval), not including 3-minute warm-up and cool-down periods (work rate set at zero resistance).
(15) • Along with Smith, the other big story on day two of the draft was Manti Te'o – a player once viewed as a high first-round pick but who scared potential employers off with a combination of poor pre-draft workouts (he clocked 4.82 seconds in the 40-yard dash) and bizarre stories about fictional girlfriends .
(16) He earned a minimum of $32m for Saturday’s light workout, not including his undisclosed cut of the pay-per-view receipts.
(17) During a control period of 4 weeks, all swimmers drank water before and during (120 min) workouts.
(18) The cito-laboratory-information-system CILIS is able to support all the steps of work, which are necessary to workout cyto-results and to send them back to the demander.
(19) The device can even be used as a game controller for things like Jetpack Joyride producing a fun workout.
(20) Careful consideration of the training programme and workout intensity should also be evaluated.