The phrase "and attempted to start" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when describing an effort made to initiate something, such as a project, process, or action.
Example: "She gathered her team and attempted to start the new project despite the challenges they faced."
Alternatives: "and tried to initiate" or "and made an effort to begin".
Gay-rights groups organized protests and attempted to start boycotts of some brands, but to little or no effect.
Among other business ventures, he designed a cricket bat, showed specially shot cricket films, briefly owned a hotel and attempted to start a horse bloodstock agency.
People marching through the city broke windows, spray painted cars and buildings and attempted to start fires, according to The Oakland Tribune.
While harvesting billions into his and his paymasters' coffers, he'd begun banging on White Monopoly Capital and attempted to start a race war with a little help from his pals at UK PR firm Bell Pottinger.
It's the story of Carlos (Demián Bichir), an illegal immigrant from Mexico who is raising his son (José Julián) by himself and attempting to start his own gardening business.
Click here to view video The second in the Reed-Winner late 60s-trilogy: a rather brilliant satire on swinging London that has advertising exec Reed walking out on his life and attempting to start again with Carol "Cathy Come Home" White.
Or it could be something as simple as taking on board paraffin and attempting to start a fire". With all objects except pocket wallets, purses and a few other essential items also banned from hand luggage, Mr Hill said police would be looking at other ways explosives could be taken on to flights.
In 2007, following the brand-new senior vice president's announcement that times were simply too hard for the wildly profitable company to offer us our meager annual raises, I challenged him in an open meeting and subsequently attempted to start a revolt on the floor.
The same year she married a fellow actor Hal Angus, and together they attempted to start their own film company, the Pacific Motion Picture Company, but as far as can be ascertained, no films were released.
