The phrase "a determination to try" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when expressing a strong resolve or commitment to make an effort towards something, despite challenges.
Example: "Her journey was filled with obstacles, but her determination to try kept her moving forward."
Alternatives: "a resolve to attempt" or "a commitment to give it a shot."
It was a determination to try and protect Tinglan and my child from a press firestorm.
When I get criticised, I have a determination to try and put it right, work hard and not start sulking about.
The people of Bosnia were voting today in general elections without excitement, but many expressed a determination to try to bring change to their country almost five years after the peace agreement was reached in Dayton, Ohio.
When Rabbi David Bateman arrived in the United States from Israel for a visit this month, he came with a harrowing story -- and a determination to try to make good come from it.
The chairman's polished outward demeanour camouflaged the fraught reality of the preceding few days when an increasingly withdrawn Keane oscillated between a determination to try to revive the fortunes of a side that had lost six of their seven previous games and a desire to quit.
House Republicans have shown a determination to try to use the spending measures to block implementation of the new health care law, limit regulatory efforts by the Environmental Protection Agency and other agencies, and impose other restrictions on the Obama administration.
A sense of quiet desperation coupled with an unwavering determination to try to avert a crisis was evident outside a Robert Wiseman production site at Trafford Park, Manchester, on Thursday night.
But now, more than half a century into Simon's career, it is much easier to see his determination to try hard as an asset, a weapon against complacency and cheap sentiment.
Antitrust experts said that Google's decision to publicize the complaints itself — on a company blog — showed the company's determination to try to stop the case before it advanced any further.
Perseverance is the determination to try our best on a daily basis.
The measure is immediately significant only because it sends a message internationally about the government's reawakening and determination to try to drive reforms.
