"highlighted the efforts" is grammatically correct and usable in written English.
For example: The principal highlighted the efforts of the students in the school presentation.
GSK could also face legal challenges over Seroxat: on August 22nd, new findings suggested previous warnings that the anti-depressant increased the risk of suicide among teenagers should be extended to adults.The trial in Texas highlighted the efforts drug companies will go to in order to boost their profits and market share.
Pulis praised his side's "unbelievable" work-rate and highlighted the efforts of goalscorer Chamakh and fellow striker Cameron Jerome.
In a statement, the Premier League said that it was working to encourage the development of home-grown talent, and highlighted the efforts being made as part of the Elite Player Performance Plan, a scheme designed to increase levels of investment and raise the standards of youth set-ups at English professional clubs.
She also highlighted the efforts of the federal commission on school safety, formed in March in response to the school shooting in Parkland, Florida.
He highlighted the efforts of NatureWorks, which is turning sugar derived from corn and other crops into a material now employed on a small scale to make clothing, water bottles and other consumer products.
Speaking of football... two weeks ago in this column we highlighted the efforts of Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Klewe for jumping on (and wrestling violently to the ground in a superb metaphorical flying tackle filled with profanity) the anti-gay-marriage (and anti-First Amendment) idiocy spewing from a Democratic politician in Baltimore.
Mr. Cuomo and others have highlighted the effort as a model for regional economic development in the economically depressed upstate region.
But more than anything, the episode highlighted the effort by the Clinton campaign and its supporters to rain on Mr. Lazio's campaign.
The governors, pushed by the conference host, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California, highlighted the effort to improve the environment and strengthen economic ties.
"I think that was a better victory than Friday," said Betts, who highlighted the effort of Kris Radlinski and Terry Newton alongside Godwin.
April's arrival highlighted the effort, involving nonprofit organizations, private shelter operators, celebrity donors, veterinarians and unaffiliated volunteers, to mitigate the suffering of both humans and animals.
