The phrase "above attempts" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to previous efforts or actions mentioned earlier in a text or conversation.
Example: "The above attempts to solve the problem have not yielded the desired results."
Alternatives: "previous attempts" or "earlier efforts".
Finally, if all the above attempts fail, a formal appeal may be presented to the Dean of the Graduate Division.
These frustrating findings of the above attempts underscore the need for stringent phenotype definition and powerful statistical gene mapping methods in genetic analyses of hypertension.
No viable mutants were derived from above attempts.
During this stage, the mediator in our negotiation example above attempts to understand why the two sides have such different views of how training went.
Mr Wilson yesterday laughed off his position at No 14 on the Wired list (below Bashar al-Assad but above Paula Broadwell, whose relationship with General David Petraeus ended the career of the director of the CIA), saying that his philosophy placed individual liberty above attempts at gun control.
The above attempts to characterise degree of belief then fill in the picture of the role degree of belief plays.
The guardians of free speech in Britain aren't above attempting a little suppression, either.
We introduce a new type of certificate, which none of the above attempt to do.
Apart from the above attempt to identify reasons of INT investors for not investing in SR funds though being interested, we asked them to state on a 5-point Likert scale anchored by 'totally disagree' (1) and 'totally agree' (5) their personal level of agreement concerning different possible reasons for not investing in SR funds.
When it finds a bat it climbs to a higher level and jumps onto the tent from above, attempting to dislodge the bat.
One of the critical aspects that the above research attempts to address is building the capacity and ability of a community in creating sustainable futures, and to be involved in community driven environmental decision-making processes.
