The phrase "a widespread effort to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a collective initiative or action that is extensive and involves many people or organizations.
Example: "The government launched a widespread effort to combat climate change and promote sustainable practices."
Alternatives: "a broad initiative to" or "a large-scale attempt to".
A widespread effort to educate the population has raised the literacy rate to about 38%.
But prosecutors do not appear to believe that there was a widespread effort to grant favors in the state's criminal justice system, officials involved in the case say.
"We do not believe this was a widespread effort to infringe voters, intentionally register ineligible individuals, or to impact the election.
In the last few days alone, nearly $100 million has been spent in a widespread effort to propel the party faithful to the polls and change the minds of the undecided voters.
In particular it backs critics who see in the emails a widespread effort to suppress public knowledge about their activities and to sideline bloggers who want to access their data and do their own analysis.
A Brooklyn man admitted in Federal District Court yesterday that he had violated federal law by taking part in a widespread effort to send spam e-mail messages to America Online customers, federal prosecutors said.
Arquilla added that America's intelligence agencies and law-enforcement officials have consistently resisted encryption because of fears that a serious, widespread effort to secure data would interfere with their ability to electronically monitor and track would-be criminals or international terrorists.
She added, "We see there was a very systematic and widespread effort to protect criminal behavior".
But Democrats said there had been no such widespread effort to limit the power of an incoming executive before he took office.
Wednesday's attacks appeared to represent the most coordinated and widespread effort to stop foreign reporters from doing their jobs.
"If Wal-Mart loses, writes a check for court-ordered damages and complies without contesting it further, you might see widespread effort to bring litigation," Gresham said.
