The initial effort to contain the spill entails the use of floating booms to keep oil in a limited area.

Her efforts will entail standing up to the big corporation that is testing the corn, her employers, and ultimately, her father.

At another level, the effort will entail the search for historical themes and conceptions that are meaningful across national boundaries.

The program had covered only Pittsburgh and the surrounding area-and the effort entailed by that had been massive enough.

When Niall considered the effort entailed in cutting this small dwelling out of solid rock, he felt overawed - it must have taken years.

Mr. Kiepper said his efforts will not entail giving up on any previous advances, just "better use of the resources at hand."

Amateurism was a virtue, and the time and effort entailed in learning to draw, as with playing the piano, enhanced its desirability.

Phelps's effort will also entail many more heats than Spitz had to swim.

My 3rd effort entailed a few more complications since I now had to deal with a specialized branch of a large space academy.

The time such an effort would entail is one of the reasons the lawyers sought a postponement.