The phrase "achieving an effect" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the outcome or impact of an action, process, or artistic endeavor.
Example: "The artist focused on achieving an effect that would evoke strong emotions in the audience."
Alternatives: "producing an effect" or "creating an impact."
It was as if their interest lay solely in achieving an effect with an object.
Color acts as both space and light, achieving an effect analogous to that of the diffused, colored light that streams through stained-glass windows.
"War and Peace" is faithful, though certainly not entirely true, to the Tolstoy original in its willingness to sprawl almost out of control in hopes of achieving an effect of Homeric sweep and grandeur.
The bassline in "Airbag" stops and starts unexpectedly, achieving an effect similar to 1970s dub.
Therefore, analgesic modalities need to be determined based on the feasibility of the modality achieving an effect on the postsurgical comorbidity.
As addressed in previous studies, 20 high intensity and parental inclusion could be two important factors in achieving an effect on adiposity in this age group and a more multidimensional approach might be favourable.
I use the word "dreamed" advisedly, because Brave New World - gulped down whole - achieves an effect not unlike a controlled hallucination.
Above all, he was a master colorist, able to mix green, blue, rose and yellow in one outfit to achieve an effect that was artistic and never garish.
But there's a problem in departing from the literal truth to achieve an effect - in the worst case, melodrama, where you make someone cry.
One of the things I've been taking from Orwell is how little you have to say to achieve an effect.
As with Mr. Richards's meltdown, hecklers have in some cases achieved an effect that goes beyond the disturbance of one night's show.
