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Discover LudwigThe phrase "about to attempt something" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when indicating that someone is on the verge of trying or doing something soon.
Example: "She was about to attempt something she had never done before: skydiving."
Alternatives: "ready to try something" or "on the brink of attempting".
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Sol Campbell and Lauren both realise he is about to attempt something audacious.
The first floor of the store, at Thirty-eighth and Fifth, is laid out sweetly and expectantly, all mirrors and cosmetics; the salespeople in the Clinique department look serious in their white coats, as though actually about to attempt something cliniqual.
Quick! Tune in! SpaceX is about to attempt something pretty historic: launching a rocket in such a way that much of it can be reused in later launches.
But they're also a sight for sore eyes on particularly gloomy days or when I'm about to attempt something out of my comfort zone.
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Instead of getting miffed reading about someone else's success, we attempt something ourselves.
This case should serve as an example to all drivers who have access to autopilot controls and have thought about attempting something similar," he said.
Find out about similar laws in your area before attempting something like this.
The formal purpose of the speech was to announce that $817 million of federal Sandy funds — about 70% of those awarded to the state — had been dispersed to people in need, but the event was also a chance for Christie to attempt to talk about something that was not scandal-related.
The fact that these desperate people are even in a position to attempt such crossings says something about the European Union and its handling of migration.
They're not technically challenging, it's about attempting to represent something as simply as possible.
Answers to some of the questions might come only as value judgements; but where there is something more substantial, the society hopes to find it and distil it so that policymakers can decide whether they should attempt to do something about it.
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