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单词 an effort of will
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an effort of will

phrase
If you do something difficult or painful by an effort of will, you manage to make yourself do it.
It was only by a supreme effort of will and courage that he was able to pull himselftogether.
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Examples of 'an effort of will' in a sentence
an effort of will

By an effort of will, he changed his life.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But real change requires an effort of will by ministers and senior judges.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
One notes, however, that her longed-for invisibility is an effort of will.
The Times Literary Supplement (2008)
Indeed, this inclination is so powerful that it requires an effort of will to free oneself from its clutches.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It takes an effort of will to recall what a swashbuckling life he has led.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It was an effort of will to keep everything in check until competition had finished.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It takes an effort of will to remind myself that he is sentient, that inside that body is an intelligent man.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It takes an effort of will as well as of imagination to question methods that have worked in the past.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
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