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The phrase "an effort to avoid" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing attempts or actions taken to prevent something from happening.
Example: "The team made an effort to avoid any delays in the project timeline."
Alternatives: "a attempt to prevent" or "a measure to evade".
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Her unknown whereabouts is explicable as an effort to avoid punishment, perjury, or self-incrimination.
But the senator thinks there was an effort to avoid a document trail.
That was clearly seen as an effort to avoid blame for any additional austerity measures.
These newly available procedures demonstrate an effort to avoid collecting Americans' routine communications.
"Everything's a step, but we felt there was enough of an effort to avoid a strike".
In interviews, Kyrgyz officials characterized them as an effort to avoid export tariffs.
Some choose not to lease a car, in an effort to avoid yet one more headache.
He later added, "It reflects an effort to avoid this debate going forward".
Israel said it had used too small a bomb, in an effort to avoid civilian casualties.
"This is not an effort to avoid responsibility," Archbishop Vlazny said.
In an effort to avoid righteous platitudes about newspapering, I promised confidentiality to these journalists.
More suggestions(16)
an effort to dodge
an effort to impede
an effort to avert
an effort to minimize
an effort to evade
an effort to obviate
an effort to eliminate
an effort to sidestep
an effort to ignore
an effort to reduce
an effort to elude
an effort to weaken
an effort to defend
an effort to define
an effort to reinstate
an effort to control
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