concerted

The rumours, though mostly ignored, never fully disappeared, and this year he decided to make "a concerted effort to find their origin".

But the proposal is fiercely opposed by Japan, which consumes large quantities of eel and has launched a concerted lobbying effort to ensure the amendment fails.

“Those who perform civic service should expect to be held to a higher standard. This wasn’t a mistake. This was a concerted effort to flout the law to escape justice.”

Doha also called for "concerted regional and international efforts to preserve and uphold the ceasefire agreement".

The Greek government had made a public announcement calling for a concerted effort to locate and retrieve the artifacts of the ancient world so that they could be put on display.