The phrase "an attempt to simplify" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing efforts made to make something easier to understand or less complex.
Example: "The author made an attempt to simplify the complex theories for the readers."
Alternatives: "an effort to clarify" or "a bid to streamline".
It will also promise to scrap complex legal jargon in an attempt to simplify court proceedings.
First, in an attempt to simplify the rate structure, the Bush proposal reduces some upper rates by more than the cuts for lower incomes.
Earlier this month Twitter unveiled Moments, a selection of Tweets curated around live events, in an attempt to simplify its service.
Degussa and SKW have already announced their intention to sell off about $3 billion worth of businesses, in an attempt to simplify their combined company.
He will today reveal details of his plan to combine many existing benefits into a single universal payment in an attempt to simplify the system and curb fraud.
In an attempt to simplify a half-century of complicated and occasionally self-contradictory continuity, DC rebooted its entire comic universe with the Crisis on Infinite Earths event.
The International Organization for Standards ISOO) standards are an emerging attempt to simplify the codification process by cutting down on the multiplicity of codes worldwide.
Although he never claimed to be truly in the wilderness, his book sums up a beautiful attempt to "simplify, simplify, simplify".
For decades, people have toiled over connecting household object to intranets and servers in a desperate attempt to simplify lives.
On a related note, "the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York also announced today a similar attempt to simplify submissions to nine peer-reviewed journals," Cohen added.
In related news, the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York also announced today a similar attempt to simplify submissions to nine peer-reviewed journals.
