The phrase "attempt about" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It means to try or make an effort to do something. Example: John made an attempt about learning how to play the guitar, but he quickly realized it wasn't his strong suit.
Mr. Lal, 56, was shot in the back of the head by a passenger, apparently during a robbery attempt, about 7 30 p.m. Saturday in front of 128-18 102nd Avenue in the Richmond Hill section.
They tied the Broncos for most sacks allowed per pass attempt (about one every 11 dropbacks).
The teenagers made a second robbery-murder attempt about six months later, the indictment says.
12.20pm: On the ninth, for the 384,587th time in his career, Monty leaves a birdie attempt about six feet short.
At a recent appointment in Manhattan, she arrived early, with polished nails and crisp eye makeup, eager to talk — about her suicide attempt, about her future, about her serial medication regimens: Lexapro, Effexor, Cymbalta, Xanax, Trazodone, Prozac, Klonopin, Lamictal, Ativan.
In the Yemen rescue attempt, about 40 members of the special forces were dropped by helicopters in Yemen's Shabwa province before dawn on Saturday for what they hoped would be a surprise attack.
In last season's Super Bowl-winning campaign, Manning had 742 attempts, about twice as many as in 2012 so far.
In specialist centres, ocular preservation is attempted in about 60 70% of patients and is successful in about 90% of these cases (Damato and Lecuona, 2004).
466 people who attempted this, or thought about attempting it, did not finish.
The "walk" is best attempted about an hour after high tide when the sea is on the ebb.
He is also attempting about two fewer shots a game than last season in Jackson's attempt to preserve his legs with so much of the season, and all of the postseason, still to come.
