The phrase "accountable for trying" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing responsibility or obligation related to making an effort or attempting something.
Example: "The team is accountable for trying to meet the project deadlines, even if they face challenges along the way."
Alternatives: "responsible for attempting" or "liable for making an effort".
"Our goal is to hold USC accountable for trying to scrub this decadeslong series of abuse from its reputation and silence these women". .
The hardworking staff at the EPA work tirelessly every single day to make sure that we can hold corporate polluters accountable for trying to cut corners that leave us with dirty air, dirty water, destroyed lands, and communities underwater.
And that is why I support the Voting Rights Amendment Act that will hold states accountable for trying to deprive people of the right to vote and I support adding the right to vote as an amendment to the Constitution.
Why shouldn't you be accountable for even trying to prevent 9/11? 2. Soon after 9/11 you said on Meet the Press that "Saddam Hussein was contained".
During her speech in Boston, she praised Coakley, who is currently the attorney general of Massachusetts, for trying to hold accountable Wall Street and big business, adding, "Don't let anybody tell you that, you know, it's corporations and businesses that create jobs".
He made principals accountable for test scores and tried to make it easier to sack bad teachers.
An investigation by an internal government watchdog found that F.A.A. employees thought managers were too close to Boeing officials, and feared retaliation for trying to hold them accountable.
"She did have a knack for trying to hold this administration accountable, particularly for its Middle East policy.
But I'd actually respect the magazine if someone -- anyone -- on staff in a position of power had the courage to come forward and be held accountable for, or even try to argue on behalf of, the D'Souza train wreck.
He learned that a man must be accountable for his choices: "I tried their way, and I tried my way.
Mr. Diawara, in a brief interview Wednesday, said that the authorities were either trying to hold him accountable for the work of others, or trying to prosecute him a second time for an old crime.
