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(v.) = expend + effort, spend + effort, devote + energy, give + effort

Ex. Prior to computerisation of the production of catalogues and indexes considerable clerical effort was expended in filing index and catalogue cards.

Ex. If they were not to spend a great deal of time and effort in editing and verifying material they needed simply to accept whatever individual bibliographers gave them uncritically.

Ex. Let us call a moratorium on writing about the subject and devote our energies to doing comparative work.

Ex. One should avoid giving less effort to the resolution of a problem presented by a calm, well-mannered individual than to those presented by loud, demanding, and persistent pests.

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(v.) = expend + effort, spend + effort, devote + energy, give + effort

Ex: Prior to computerisation of the production of catalogues and indexes considerable clerical effort was expended in filing index and catalogue cards.

Ex: If they were not to spend a great deal of time and effort in editing and verifying material they needed simply to accept whatever individual bibliographers gave them uncritically.

Ex: Let us call a moratorium on writing about the subject and devote our energies to doing comparative work.

Ex: One should avoid giving less effort to the resolution of a problem presented by a calm, well-mannered individual than to those presented by loud, demanding, and persistent pests.