What's the difference between endeavour and toil?

Endeavour


Definition:

Example Sentences:

  • (1) I hope this movement will continue and spread for it has within itself the power to stand up to fascism, be victorious in the face of extremism and say no to oppressive political powers everywhere.” Appearing via videolink from Tehran, and joined by London mayor Sadiq Khan and Palme d’Or winner Mike Leigh, Farhadi said: “We are all citizens of the world and I will endeavour to protect and spread this unity.” The London screening of The Salesman on Sunday evening wasintended to be a show of unity and strength against Trump’s travel ban, which attempted to block arrivals in the US from seven predominantly Muslim countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, Somalia, Syria and Yemen.
  • (2) They, together with Rosicky, form the group who feel they ought to be getting more playing time but the opportunity to impress passed them by as Arsenal felt the force of Southampton’s endeavour and solidity.
  • (3) Byatt said that, while she had not wished to present an allegory or a polemic, the story was impelled by a profound sense of gloom about the environment and indeed about all human endeavours.
  • (4) How can we as a community of teachers have others value our work and endeavour to ensure curriculum in classrooms is conquered?
  • (5) Cameroon’s early endeavour ensured this would be no cakewalk however.
  • (6) When you’ve got an economy shot, as it is in Tasmania, that was seen as a reasonable endeavour by the federal government to assist in enhancing the tourism effort in our state together with helping the dairy industry and creating another 200 factory jobs.” Then opposition leader Tony Abbott announced before the election that the Coalition would provide $16m towards a $66m upgrade of the Cadbury Chocolate factory in Hobart “to boost innovation, support growth in local manufacturing jobs and expand tourism”.
  • (7) HarperCollins said in a statement: "Our goal has always been to give consumers the widest choice at the fairest price while simultaneously ensuring that authors receive a fair reward for their endeavour.
  • (8) Future "gerontagogy" will have to notice and to respect resistance of that kind and will have to endeavour to increase the motivation to learn in old age in adequate ways.
  • (9) We endeavour to make these checks as accurate and fair as possible and continually improve them over time."
  • (10) This was similar, particularly given that, after all their early endeavour, an amateurish mistake undermined them before the half-hour mark as Aldo Simoncini tripped over his team-mate Luca Tosi’s foot in the six-yard box to allow Phil Jagielka to loop a free header into the gaping net.
  • (11) Malaysia Airlines and Malaysia's department of civil aviation are also working on removing all evidence from the crash site for further investigation – a complicated endeavour given that the site is on the frontline of a war zone.
  • (12) These endeavoured to achieve a comprehension of the higher cortical functions on a metric basis.
  • (13) Mining is a time-consuming and expensive endeavour due to the way the currency is designed.
  • (14) Fifth, sustaining pensions through contributions alone is a just endeavour but doing so by raising taxation, mainly on consumption, is a questionable prescription given the patient’s state.
  • (15) However, the early stages are often missed or lead to futile diagnostic endeavours.
  • (16) As part of our analysis of the DMDL locus, we endeavoured to isolate DNA markers to further define the genetic map of this region.
  • (17) Gotti Jr's sister, Victoria Gotti, has been the star of the TV series Growing Up Gotti, which endeavoured to show the trials and tribulations of life bearing the infamous Gotti name.
  • (18) In an endeavour to extend the available information on the biological significance of the interactions between glycolytic enzymes and cellular ultrastructure, the role of release of enzymes from digitonized fibroblasts has been studied.
  • (19) In an endeavour to identify patients with a degree of neuropathy potentially amenable to pharmacological intervention, a minimum conduction velocity of 30 m s-1 was set for the peroneal motor nerve.
  • (20) After retiring from wrestling, he embarked on a new endeavour: standup comedy.

Toil


Definition:

  • (n.) A net or snare; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey; -- usually in the plural.
  • (v. i.) To exert strength with pain and fatigue of body or mind, especially of the body, with efforts of some continuance or duration; to labor; to work.
  • (v. t.) To weary; to overlabor.
  • (v. t.) To labor; to work; -- often with out.
  • (v.) Labor with pain and fatigue; labor that oppresses the body or mind, esp. the body.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Estonia had been reduced to 10 men early in the second half yet Hodgson’s men had to toil away for another 25 minutes before the goal, direct from Wayne Rooney’s free-kick, that soothed their mood and maintained their immaculate start to this qualifying programme.
  • (2) It would also throw a light on the appalling conditions in which cheap migrant labour is employed to toil Europe's agriculturally rich southern land.
  • (3) We're all in this together, says George Osborne, and with workers' wages lagging inflation, it is only fair that those who don't have to toil for a living should share in the squeeze.
  • (4) Kelly and KR continued to toil in the Wembley heat to no avail and after the forward Brad Singleton charged over for Leeds’ next, their race was well and truly run.
  • (5) Northampton toiled manfully to seek a way back into the tie with Holmes, two-goal hero from the first match, making a number of threatening runs.
  • (6) But though he’s helped liberate thousands of kids from servitude (and into education), 13 million children still toil in India’s supply chain alone.
  • (7) Around the world, young workers expected to toil for months at a time for little or no pay are battling to be rewarded fairly.
  • (8) The striker toiled alone for much of the match and even though Mauricio Pochettino insisted afterwards that there is no reason for Kane to be unable to continue carrying such a burden for the entire season, it is easy to see why Spurs are interested in signing another striker, notably West Bromwich Albion’s Saido Berahino.
  • (9) We drive to the seafront, where two fishermen are toiling to the rear of the beach, turning cogs that wind a rope attached to their boat to tug it in from the sea over wooden planks.
  • (10) Six years after Rover's collapse, there is certainly plenty of open space at the centre of this formerly thriving town: hundreds of acres of flattened muddy fields where 6,000 skilled workers once toiled.
  • (11) A place in the top four, now just a point away, is there for the taking given Chelsea’s toils across town and there is enough quality and momentum behind this team to take advantage.
  • (12) After 90 minutes of unremitting toil, perspiration and scant regard for loftier reputations, blame was starting to be apportioned.
  • (13) Take simple ingredients: an economy enduring bad times, a coalition in the toils, a world full of problems.
  • (14) We see Schenck, after toiling heroically in the underground field hospital, looking shocked at the antics of Hitler's entourage.
  • (15) Roy Hodgson claimed he always believed England would recover from their toils at the World Cup to progress unbeaten to next summer’s European Championship as his side completed a perfect qualifying record on a night marred by crowd trouble in Lithuania.
  • (16) He toiled away at drafting bills for Labour’s first 100 days in power – ready in time for tomorrow’s Queen’s speech.
  • (17) Paulinho’s toils have been the subject of tremendous scrutiny, after a season in which he did not influence games at Tottenham Hotspur as impressively as he did for Brazil at the Confederations Cup.
  • (18) What today’s landmark employment tribunal has done is challenge the business logic that suggests Uber drivers are not toiling for the firm but entrepreneurs working for themselves.
  • (19) But the second is his belief that some people are "somebodys" who are born to own, control and enjoy while others are "nobodys" whose lot is to serve, toil and endure – a mindset shared by most Nigerians, at every stratum of our society.
  • (20) 3) In case of "lacking genius" the individual toils in vain with science.