The phrase "akin to efforts" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to draw a comparison or similarity between two sets of efforts or actions.
Example: "The new policy is akin to efforts made in previous years to improve employee satisfaction."
Alternatives: "similar to efforts" or "comparable to efforts".
"Accurate labeling and nutrition education benefits the organic food industry, the global food industry as a whole, and ultimately everyone who eats!" There are a number of state and city-level initiatives, but health critics believe countries such as the US need a national food and health policy, akin to efforts in Latin America.
She spoke at a meeting of scientists at the Royal Society last month which warned that a response was needed akin to efforts to combat climate change.
Following the theoretical framework proposed by Pulliam [11], standard theory predicts that individual vigilance levels (which I am taking to be akin to effort here) should fall with an increase in group size [12] [15].
Well, it is completely made in a single factory in Switzerland to exacting standards and the time, effort, and research that go into a piece like this are akin to the efforts put into a nicer luxury car.
Restoring Taihu, China's third largest freshwater lake, to a healthy state will be a challenge akin to ongoing efforts to bring polluted Lake Erie back from the near-dead.
Third, the nation should invest in promotional strategies to increase awareness of 1-800-662-HELP, akin to past efforts on smoking cessation helplines such as the Tips from Former Smokers campaign.
Akin to his efforts in The Social Network, Reznor experiments with acoustics and blends them with elements of electronic music, resulting in a forbidding atmosphere.
The island states are seeking a response akin to the effort against terrorism after the Sept. 11 attacks.
He wants a response to the serial problem of "active shooter" situations to be dealt with akin to the effort to secure flights and the homeland after Sept. 11, 2001.
They said his role would be akin to his effort before the Iowa caucuses, when he highlighted Mrs. Clinton's record and her policy ideas, and was used in part to build huge crowds on college campuses rather than attack Mr. Obama.
But this overly cautious stance is akin to Prince Harry's efforts to be "one of the lads".
