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The phrase "an effort to reverse" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing attempts to change or undo a previous action, decision, or trend.
Example: "The organization launched an effort to reverse the negative impact of climate change through various sustainability initiatives."
Alternatives: "a bid to undo" or "an attempt to counteract".
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Despite an effort to reverse the trend starting in 1998, the department is still experiencing attrition, the new report said.
Mr. Holmes's affidavit was filed as part of an effort to reverse his conviction on federal weapons charges in 2000.
Various projects have been undertaken in an effort to reverse the environmental damage that the bay has suffered.
On Wall Street, too, a group of executives is rallying behind an effort to reverse the decision.
In each of the last two years, Congress increased Medicare payments to H.M.O.'s in an effort to reverse their exodus from the program.
The Met show, a collaboration with the Historisches Museum Basel, is an effort to reverse fate by reassembling as much of the treasury as possible.
It recovered slightly after the central bank of India intervened, selling dollars and buying rupees in an effort to reverse the slide.
In March, the White House announced an effort to reverse a sharp increase in the number of preschool children using Ritalin, Prozac and other psychiatric drugs.
In an effort to reverse declining tourism since the terror attacks, City Council members approved tax-free shopping days for the holiday season.
Five Chinese, Japanese and Korean lines are exploring an alliance in an effort to reverse the recent slide in freight rates.
In an effort to reverse this tendency, the state has continued to provide assistance to students from socially and economically disadvantaged backgrounds to pursue education of all sorts.
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