The phrase "attempt to control a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing efforts to exert influence or authority over something or someone.
Example: "The organization made an attempt to control a significant portion of the market through aggressive marketing strategies."
Alternatives: "effort to manage a" or "try to dominate a".
The lawsuit against the Columbus market, and similar suits against flea markets in Texas and California last year, is just part of the record industry's aggressive attempt to control a problem that executives say costs them $4.2 billion a year in sales worldwide and more than $300 million annually in the United States.
O.C.D. is an anxiety disorder, an attempt to control a scary environment.
"Any attempt to control a lawful business decision is extortion," she said.
That production cocked a revisionist eye at the pageant's attempt to control a daughter's sexuality in the name of English power.
His method is such that he does not attempt to put words in the mouth of anyone who is interviewed, nor does he really attempt to control a man's demeanor before the camera.
This paper presents first results in the attempt to control a dual coil solenoid valve by means of a flatness based approach.
When former presidential hopeful Mario Rubio was dinged for endlessly repeating himself by his Republican rivals, for instance, his rhetorical "crime" was clumsy integration of predetermined talking points into his speeches, which made his attempt to control an argument too obvious.
Although Andros was unable to prevent Baltimore from granting some land on the Delaware, he did successfully blunt the Maryland leader's attempt to control an even greater portion of land.
A deterministic learning theory was recently proposed which states that an appropriately designed adaptive neural controller can learn the system internal dynamics while attempting to control a class of simple nonlinear systems.
"Most of my life," explains Coleen Nolan as she attempts to control a three-legged dog, "is spent shovelling horse poo".
The centre-forward took a heavy touch when attempting to control a ball in the area on 48 minutes, then a heavier one and then he went down under no challenge.
