The phrase "achieve a positive" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you want to express the attainment of a favorable outcome or result.
Example: "Our goal is to achieve a positive impact on the community through our outreach programs."
Alternatives: "attain a beneficial" or "reach a favorable".
I hope to achieve a positive objective with the team".
And in my opinion the government was able to achieve a positive result in Basra".
"We have shown in Scotland that we are capable of working constructively with all stakeholders to achieve a positive outcome.
Two days before the polls open, Beckham is one of the biggest names to back the remain campaign but psephologists are unconvinced it will achieve a positive result.
"Samaritans training meant that I knew what to say, how to handle the situation and how to achieve a positive outcome," he said.
She describes her focus as "change management" — looking at the business and emotional cases for shifting a company's model to achieve a positive social impact.
Goals can be classified as approach goals or avoidance goals based on whether you are motivated by wanting to achieve a positive outcome or avoid an adverse one.
One occurs when scientists try but fail to achieve a positive result, such as devising a new operation or linking a drug with a therapeutic or preventive benefit.
However, it should be noted that, due to the sensitivity of CE-CI, several precedents must be maintained to achieve a positive therapeutic outcome.
City Financial Absolute Equity, for example, has a fundamental equity long/short strategy that aims to achieve a positive absolute return for investors over rolling 36-month periods.
Under pressure and with the European champions in formidable form, United go into the match as major underdogs and hoping to summon the spirit of '99 if they are to achieve a positive result.
