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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a effort to" is not correct in written English.
It should be "an effort to" because "effort" begins with a vowel sound.
Example: "She made an effort to improve her writing skills."
Alternatives: "a attempt to" or "a try to".
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In a effort to make the world a louder place, Mad Decent has developed a free iPhone app.
His rebels said they had taken the hostages inside Parliament in a effort to disfranchise Fiji's ethnic Indian minority.
United wants to cut annual costs by $5 billion by 2005 in a effort to exit bankruptcy later this year.
It is also trialling off-site methods of construction of homes, in a effort to reduce costs and increase efficiencies.
Some critics accused Mr. Cui of selling out to the government-run culture system, with appearances on state television, in a effort to reach a broader audience.
Scottish nationalists are calling for a boycott of Tunnock's after the brand abandoned its Scottish lion south of the border in a effort to seem more British.
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It is an effort to unravel a historical knot.
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