The phrase "and efforts to devise" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing attempts or initiatives to create or formulate something, often in a formal or academic context.
Example: "The committee is focused on improving community engagement and efforts to devise new strategies for outreach."
Alternatives: "and attempts to create" or "and initiatives to develop".
This might link some level of co-operation against Islamic State in Syria; joint East-West guarantees for a political settlement in Ukraine; and new efforts to devise a post-cold war security system for Europe.
These factors make it difficult to pinpoint the effects of treatment and hinder efforts to devise interventions for risks that may arise at different stages of an illness.
Also fun to read is the story of Edward Thorp, the mathematician who came up with card-counting methods that forced Las Vegas to change the way blackjack was played, and his (unsuccessful) efforts to devise a winning strategy for roulette.
- National, regional, or international criminal activity, including economic distortions caused by criminal activity; the government's efforts to devise and implement plans and policies to combat criminal activity; the level of cooperation with foreign security services on detecting, monitoring, and intercepting illicit arms and other smuggled goods.
These bits and pieces of history defy efforts to devise a satisfactory place for them.
But that notion was slowly demolished by some brilliant men and women who, in their efforts to devise a cure, were building the rudiments of modern economics.
Indeed, in the face of scientific uncertainty and ethical ambiguity, ideological perspectives and short-term political considerations often supplant efforts to devise effective long-term interventions [ 28, 37].
Efforts to devise a safe and effective vaccine continue but have yet to bear fruit.
I support Mark Thompson's efforts to devise other platforms and involve younger people through multimedia.
Both carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene are important pillars in the ongoing efforts to devise new applications in nanotechnology.
