Meanings of expend much in English

But he did not expend much thought on mere generalizations.

Sweets are good for people who expend much physical energy.

He had to expend much eloquence and persuasion to induce her to listen to him.

He has merited your solicitude; he deserves that you expend much time and energy on him.

All of this we not only throw away but expend much larger sums in doing so.

Even had it continued, they would have been obliged to expend much of their energy on acrobatics.

She sang with poise-likea great athlete who can run fast while appearing not to expend much energy.

The Karens and Shans who settle in the plains expend much more care in ploughing and weeding their crops.

These anonymous edits expend much energy on editing Shapps' political credentials so he is listed on Wikipedia as chairman of the Conservative party.

If there's just a passing reference, it could signal Obama has decided 2010 is not the time to expend much political capital on this.

An important implication of this attitude is that judges and lawyers expend much intellectual energy on shoehorning new practices and behaviours into existing legal categories.

We are expending much of our energy and time securing the country.

On this character the author had expended much thought and care.

You have expended much energy, Grettir, in your search for me.

He had expended much thought on the subject of germs.

We've bumped pretty hard, of course, but we haven't expended much up to date.