The phrase "attempt at a settlement" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing efforts to reach an agreement or resolution in a dispute or negotiation context.
Example: "The two parties made an attempt at a settlement to resolve their ongoing legal issues."
Alternatives: "effort to reach a settlement" or "endeavor for a settlement".
This is Mr Almunia's third attempt at a settlement in just under a year.
An American trade official described the latest attempt at a settlement as a product of "considerable discussion" with Canadian negotiators and a "shared proposal".
Legal experts say that point could be a pivotal factor in determining whether Mr. Cipel's claim was a legitimate attempt at a settlement or an attempt at extortion.
DEPENDING on whether you believe in principle or the art of the possible, the United Nations' new proposal for the future of Western Sahara is either a betrayal or a dogged attempt at a settlement.
Napoleon's obstinacy frustrated the attempt at a settlement, but when in August Austria finally declared war on France, Metternich, by his superior conduct of negotiations, had won for his country the leadership both in the political and in the military field.
Becket went into exile after this last attempt at a settlement, and arrived in Flanders on 2 November 1164.
After attempts at a settlement failed, Henry was placed under the ban of the empire in July 1138 and deprived of Saxony and, shortly thereafter, of Bavaria as well.
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp and Google Inc's Motorola Mobility unit have requested a federal judge in Seattle to keep secret from the public various details from their recent trial concerning the value of technology patents and the two companies' attempts at a settlement.
"There does not appear to have been any attempt at reaching a settlement with the residents," he says.
An attempt at a constitutional settlement, and then later a Greek-Cypriot coup intended to unite the island with Greece, both failed.
An attempt at a negotiated settlement with the red shirts failed in early May, and the Thai military soon began an operation to force out the protesters.
