The phrase "as an initial effort" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe the first step or attempt in a process or project.
Example: "As an initial effort, we will conduct a survey to gather feedback from our users."
Alternatives: "as a first step" or "as a preliminary attempt".
Orza informed the agents of a two-pronged plan as an initial effort to respond to concerns expressed by agents as well as players.
As an initial effort to construct a new generation of empirical trapped radiation models, a new magnetospheric state-based trapped radiation database is being constructed in order to overcome existing model limitations.
As an initial effort to study the evolution of the Venus atmosphere, the influence of the solar wind density and the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) x component (the x-axis points from Venus towards the Sun) on the O+ ion escape rate from Venus is investigated using a three-dimensional quasi-neutral hybrid (HYB-Venus) model.
As an initial effort, this paper focuses on evaluation of an unsupervised feature learning and image classification method i.e., Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) to detect objects of interest (roofs, roofers, guardrails, and personal fall arrest systems) in a large number of unordered and cluttered construction site images.
Additionally, electric resistivity of about 20 natural clays collected worldwide was measured and compared to that of the Pusan clays as an initial effort in creating a database of clay electric resistivity to help further application of electric imaging in geotechnical investigation of clayey soils.
As an initial effort toward the development of such understanding, in this review, we present the concept of the cooperative action of the hierarchical three-tiered meso-scale (2 300 nm) domains in the plasma membrane: (1) actin membrane-skeleton-induced compartments (40 300 nm), (2) raft domains (2 20 nm), and (3) dynamic protein complex domains (3 10 nm).
The report, an initial effort by Nielsen to "follow the video" as consumer viewing habits shift, is scheduled to be released Tuesday.
We see our effort as an initial attempt in this direction and hope others join us in puzzling through how to create impact models that more accurately reflect how change happens in the dynamic, unpredictable contexts in which we work.
As the initial effort transitioned from emergency response to reconstruction, stewardship of the MHFL was transferred to Shoreland, Inc., during April 2010.
As the initial effort to integrate text-mining tools into RGD's curation workflow, we created an interface between OntoMate and RGD's curation tool, so that OntoMate could replace PubMed as the literature search engine for gene curation.
An EPA spokesman characterized the study, known as a preliminary assessment, as an initial data collection effort to determine whether the site threatens human health or the environment.
