That involved a lot of effort on his part and what was the point?

I wanted to look nice, but not like I'd put in a lot of special effort.

Which might seem like a lot of effort for a small return.

We want to look our best without a lot of effort.

And look at all those other things that I put a lot of effort into.

If we know where to look for him, we'll save a lot of time and effort.

So I haven't spent a lot of time and effort trying to create an image.

I thank all those who spent a lot of time and effort in getting to this position.

Now, you can do both around your house without a lot of effort.

It was a lot of effort for not much return.