It happens on an almost subconscious level that transcends overt efforts to stir up sympathy. (indieethos.com)
Patience and cunning helped: Kubodera suspects the giants, or Architeuthis dux, were scared off by more overt efforts to find them. (discovermagazine.com)
«Eventually, you might even be able to put in less overt effort as you are carried along by your own momentum. (rismedia.com)