Unless you make a concerted effort, it can be easy to be perceived as insulated or distant.

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If you were a slacker there, you will be a slacker once again unless you make a concerted effort to change your ways.

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" It asked President Barack Obama to "make a concerted effort to get the restrictive language about using federal funds ... out of future appropriations bills.

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This is so, not least, because the latter often make a concerted effort to convert political appointees into career civil servants who then "burrow" into the permanent bureaucracy.

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These are not big lies, but they are large enough to reward advisers who make a concerted effort to bend the truth about their skills and not get caught.

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This weekend is as good a time as any to really look at how you handled last month, or last quarter, and really make a concerted effort to build on your strengths and work on your weaknesses.

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We advise companies to make a concerted effort to identify those customers who are the most valuable as promoters of your business people who are well connected to others, who have a passion for sharing and recommending your products and services, and who are willing to suggest to you new prospects for your business.

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Elias Zerhouni, the head of research and development at Sanofi and the former director of the National Institutes of Health, says a concerted effort was needed to make sure that existing efforts at cutting clinical trial costs do not fail.

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Chairman Freddy Shepherd said the record results reflected "both the club's participation in the Champions League and a continuing concerted effort by the directors, management and staff to make the club one of the best in Europe".

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