"take efforts to" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used in a variety of situations to indicate the need for someone to make an effort to do something. For example: "We should take effort to reduce our carbon footprint."
In a speech on Tuesday Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King also referred to "currency wars" as countries take efforts to close their trade deficits.
The whole notion of "humane" killing is based on the idea that as long as you take efforts to minimise an animal's suffering, it is okay to take its life.
Last month Bacre Ndiaye, the head of the New York office of the high commissioner for human rights, urged the committee to take efforts "to avoid innocent people becoming the victims of counterterrorism measures".
Some countries publish emission inventories of VOCs, and take efforts to minimize VOC release into the environment.
Urdu paper Mashriq hoped that politicians will take efforts to avoid causing any harm to the country's democratic system.
Often they'd prefer a mentor who has gone through similar experiences, but companies rarely take efforts to assure such mentors will be available.
Between coverage on major television networks, live streams and social media, it would take effort to miss the debate.
As a result, many researchers take effort to improve the learning efficiency of BP algorithm by various enhancements.
"It does take effort to recruit people who sometimes don't feel welcome in that environment," he says.
And it will take effort to cast off the idle inertia and fear of awkwardness that keeps us from communicating.
They take effort to remember and encourage.
