The phrase "an attempt for" is not correct in standard written English.
It is typically used incorrectly; the correct preposition should be "to" instead of "for."
Example: "She made an attempt to solve the problem."
Alternatives: "an effort to" or "a try to".
So this is an attempt for us to get on firmer ground".
He talked about the past and the future in an attempt for closure.
There is a misunderstanding that self-harm is an attempt for death, she says.
Hasek, a five-time Vezina Trophy winner, made 21 saves in an attempt for his 50th career shutout.
"The last thing we need at this time, while under such an attack, is an attempt for boycotts from within," he said.
A pass interference call against the Orangemen set up a Nittany Lion touchdown, but Paterno's team then appeared to fail in an attempt for a 2-point conversion.
There was an attempt, for instance, in the summer of 2000 to slip language at the last minute into a military-appropriations bill.
Levy has decided to act and the move for Mitchell, once it is ratified, seems like an attempt for some sort of stability.
The US State Department said it was established to attract more followers in an attempt for the group to "rebrand itself (and) manipulate people to join its terrorist cause" in Yemen.
"It's a financial colonisation," said Argovtopoulos. "It's an attempt for companies in the north of Europe, the rich countries, to own monopolies like water systems, electricity and gas, in the poor southern countries in Europe.
When Gov. Mario M. Cuomo traveled to Moscow in 1987, in what was viewed as an attempt for him to learn about foreign policy before the 1988 presidential race, 15 reporters traveled with him.
