The phrase "a constructive effort" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an attempt or action that is intended to be helpful, positive, or beneficial in achieving a goal.
Example: "The team made a constructive effort to improve communication and collaboration among members."
Alternatives: "a positive contribution" or "a helpful endeavor".
I hope we can also have a constructive effort to meet the threat that is presented to our planet by the huge gulf between rich and poor.
He pleaded for a "constructive effort" from church communities and local parishes to "alleviate the adverse consequences of intolerance and xenophobia, including what appears to be a clear instance of aversion and animosity toward Poles".
Mr. Campbell said today in an interview that he had not seen the letter from Browning-Ferris, but he criticized the move as more of a showpiece for public relations reasons than a constructive effort on the company's part.
Our job is to convert that anger into a constructive effort to stop Trump's worst policies and to force him to do something that's relevant to the American people.
Instead, we are calling on the financial industry to join us in a constructive effort to update the rules and regulatory structure to meet the challenges of this new century.
Perception of the stressor as a challenge suggests that, over time, families engaged in a constructive effort to manage the stressor will redefine their total situation [ 35].
This is a request to the leadership of the Society that it encourage any constructive effort to curtail propagation of nonfactual origins of Wallace's Coulter Principle, which is the foundational concept underlying both the field of cytometry and the Society itself.
Mr. Policano added that "it represents a serious, constructive effort on the part of the Campaign Finance Board to address the issue of self financing candidates".
"These developments present serious implications for the security and stability of the Euro‑Atlantic area": We continue to support all constructive efforts for a peaceful solution to the current crisis in accordance with international law.
The Israelis called the report a "positive and constructive effort to break the cycle of violence".
Government policy has often appeared to be more about placating the hang-'em-and-flog-'em brigade the types who share hysterical reports about "what the teens are doing these days" on Facebook than making any constructive efforts to reduce the potential harm drugs can cause.
