"hinder the effort" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when you want to describe something that interferes with or obstructs an effort. For example, "The rainy weather hindered our efforts to complete the project on time."
At Zephyr Dance, tough economic conditions hinder the effort.
Failing that, what is Washington doing to ensure that the two Karzais help rather than hinder the effort?
"I'm trying not to hinder the effort," she said with a laugh as she distributed twigs on a h kultur bed made from dead trees.
Will Copenhagen's near collapse and half-hearted outcome help or hinder the effort to repair our climate?
Switchgrass has large, highly heterozygous polyploidy genomes that hinder the effort of whole-genome sequencing.
Given the stated goal, the administration should support fiscally troubled schools and should aid, rather than hinder, the efforts of the Environmental Protection Agency to protect our environment.
We will cooperate with our trading partners to assure that U.S. trade policies do not hinder the efforts to respond to health crises".
A CONTROVERSIAL bill criminalising gay marriage in Nigeria may hinder the efforts of groups providing help to those most at risk of HIV/AIDS.
A Pentagon official said that while the advent of winter was expected to hinder the efforts of both the Taliban and opposition groups in the north, military operations in the south could accelerate.
So when Iraq objects to the conduct of the inspection teams or others, that doesn't mean that Iraq is interested in putting obstacles before them which could hinder the efforts to get to the truth.
Members of the group of conspirators watched Turner's office, home and car, and discussed methods to assassinate him, hoping that his death would hinder the efforts of the federal investigation into Rajneeshpuram.
