An even greater effort to put one foot in front of the other.

It was an effort to put one foot before the other.

It was an effort to put one foot in front of the other.

In an effort to put an order to things, I take pictures.

It took an effort to swiftly put himself between her and the door.

It was a weak effort to put at least something on the paper and, perhaps, keep them off my back for a couple of days.

"And your father made no effort to put you in touch."

A conference committee this year made an effort to put together something they can call budget reform.

We need to make an effort to put things right.

He went home and made a determined effort that evening to put the thing out of his mind.