The phrase "a bid to force" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing an attempt or effort to compel someone or something to do something.
Example: "The government made a bid to force the company to comply with new regulations."
Alternatives: "an attempt to compel" or "a move to enforce".
Mr. Roth condemned the threats as a bid to force the group to leave Russia.
In recent years European countries have imposed export controls on a range of execution drugs in a bid to force American states to stop killing prisoners.
The US imposed the final round of economic sanctions, including on oil exports, earlier this month in a bid to force Iran to renegotiate the nuclear agreement.
Two former workers on the NYU site said police officers had slapped their faces during interrogations in a bid to force them to name strike leaders.
Friends of the Earth said yesterday that it would lodge proceedings in a bid to force the government to conduct an assessment of the new rules.
Last week, Hexion sued Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank in a bid to force them to finance the deal and extend the duration of the commitment agreement.
Industry sources speculated that ITV was playing a game of brinkmanship in a bid to force BBC1 to move The Voice even earlier than 7pm.
In 1990 the state's smog-busting California Air Resources Board adopted the Zero-Emission Vehicle mandate in a bid to force auto companies to produce exhaust-free vehicles.
He declared himself president and led mass protests and the general strike in a bid to force Mr. Ratsiraka to step down.
Both managers made substitutions in a bid to force a breakthrough and Brighton's Ashley Barnes nearly obliged with his first touch.
At the weekend Karzai also accused the US of cutting off fuel supplies to the police and army in a bid to force him into signing the pact.
