The phrase "an effort to expose" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing an attempt or initiative aimed at revealing or making something known, often in a context of uncovering truth or wrongdoing.
Example: "The journalist launched an effort to expose the corruption within the local government."
Alternatives: "a bid to reveal" or "an attempt to uncover".
He gave them to a Gawker journalist in what he said was an effort to expose the company's security flaws.
But he gained national attention last September for criticizing President Obama's speech to school children as part of an effort to expose children to his "socialist ideology".
The program is an effort to expose about 80 Islamic educators who might be suspicious of the United States to the American way of life.
Last year, the right-wing opposition leader Nawaz Sharif's offer to American journalist Kim Barker to be his "special friend" was endlessly blogged in an effort to expose his hypocritical politics.
Warsi is known to be keeping a diary and there have been fears she will publish it before the election in an effort to expose the upper-class coterie in Cameron's inner circle.
Because of these light-filtering changes, Dr. Mainster and Dr. Turner believe that with age, people should make an effort to expose themselves to bright sunlight or bright indoor lighting when they cannot get outdoors.
In an apparent effort to expose him, he was asked to join a supposedly sensitive joint operation involving a Russian agent who was about to come to the West, and who could solve the riddle of who sabotaged the Bloch case.
So when they work on any project, there is an explicit effort to expose their innovation teams to diverse experiences.
OpenKapow marks a new effort to expose RoboSuite to a wider audience, particularly the mashup crowd.
She said she made a conscious effort to expose her children to a diverse group of children because she wants them to learn the value of differences.
But here is a heartening sign of change: New York State has begun a new effort to expose and prosecute abusive employers by enlisting the people who know them best: their immigrant employees.
