adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a concerted effort (= involving a lot of different actions, or a lot of people working together )
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It will take a concerted effort to change the culture of binge-drinking in the country.
a deliberate/concerted campaign (= done by people in a determined way )
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There was a concerted campaign to attract more women into the armed forces.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
action
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Against concerted action by local authorities the individual librarian would be fighting a very hard and probably losing battle.
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However, contrasts in personal style between chairmen inhibited concerted action on some matters and helped Citrine.
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I simply do not have the manpower to make arrests in the teeth of such concerted action .
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But if the nation's children are to get the education they deserve, concerted action may be needed.
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Only concerted action and investigation by the government can right these tragic injustices that continue to occur.
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Alternatively, an apparent readiness to change may conceal an intention to resist in concerted action with others.
attack
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The burnished copper shone bravely, having only the previous night survived unscathed a particularly concerted attack upon its person.
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Leicester, scoring only once more despite concerted attacks , were left to ponder on what might have been.
attempt
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The initiative has also made concerted attempts to tackle these problems.
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Thus together they amount to a concerted attempt to investigate whether or not any form of vertical behaviour is to be allowed.
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The Movement recognised this, as it also recognised that administrative pressures were working against a concerted attempt to preserve religious unity.
campaign
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Coun Ord, a member of Sedgefield District Council, has called for a concerted campaign to get the proportional representation across.
effort
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She has also made a concerted effort to improve her knowledge.
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Prompt response to requests would help to ease the pressure as would a concerted effort being made to increase membership.
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I feel that I should make a more concerted effort to leave my profession and find a new and more satisfying career.
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This change is part of a concerted effort to raise our profile with our international customers.
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Meanwhile, ministers rallied in a concerted effort to denounce rumours of a rift between Mr Lawson and Margaret Thatcher.
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With one concerted effort , they heaved the boar out of the water and up on to the bank.
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These techniques are not freely available everywhere, but with concerted effort they could be.
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A global concerted effort is required to avert a global health crisis.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Against concerted action by local authorities the individual librarian would be fighting a very hard and probably losing battle.
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But the most concerted challenge was manifest in struggles waged by the unemployed around the poor law.
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By October 1989, therefore, the time was right for a concerted diplomatic initiative against drift-net fishing.
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She has also made a concerted effort to improve her knowledge.
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The Government reiterated its intention to introduce a prohibition on anti-competitive agreements and concerted practices.
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There should be a concerted programme to change the knife-carrying ethos in schools.