The phrase "an effort to demonstrate" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing an attempt or initiative aimed at showing or proving something.
Example: "The researchers conducted an effort to demonstrate the effectiveness of the new drug in clinical trials."
Alternatives: "a attempt to show" or "an endeavor to illustrate".
Mr. René called the vote two years early in an effort to demonstrate political stability and attract investors.
Most marketers would describe their current content strategy as an effort to demonstrate "thought leadership" in their industry.
Expect more emphasis on transparency and governance in an effort to demonstrate appropriate exercise of companies' social license to trade.
In one case, a cabinet minister publicly fed a hamburger to his child, in an effort to demonstrate that there was no danger.
No Georgian PACE member has signed in an effort to demonstrate that this is a "COE issue, not simply a Georgian one".
On Friday, Mr. Yushchenko and Ms. Tymoshenko held a public meeting in an effort to demonstrate that they were working together.
This past June, in an effort to demonstrate solidarity, the Danish government instructed its agencies and embassies to raise the Greenlandic flag.
Today he is vice president of access services at Google, where he is leading an effort to demonstrate the value of ultrahigh-speed networking.
In an effort to demonstrate a willingness to clampdown on the City, Osborne promised he would unveil powers for criminal convictions at collapsed banks next week.
In what appeared to be an effort to demonstrate his independence, the Brotherhood announced Sunday that Morsi had resigned from the organization and its political party.
In our world, incivility can flare up during presentations, because overly zealous professors may vigorously interrogate colleagues and visiting professors in an effort to demonstrate their own intellect.
