The phrase "attempt to operate" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing an effort to manage or control something, such as a machine, system, or process.
Example: "The technician will attempt to operate the new software to identify any potential issues."
Alternatives: "try to manage" or "endeavor to control".
Google's attempt to operate in China was based on the idea that engagement even at the price of censorship was a net gain for the Chinese people.
And in my test model, manual latches that fold and slide the front seats resisted the first attempt to operate them.
After a short-lived attempt to operate her own school in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, in partnership with her longtime companion, Harriet E. Giles, Packard taught at the Connecticut Literary Institution in Suffield (1859 64).
It opened into an air-conditioned office in Downtown Brooklyn, in which Mr. Cortese and another former motorman, Charles J. DeForte, stood yesterday, trying not to crack smiles at how poorly this reporter was faring in his attempt to operate New York City Transit's subway simulator.
The proposal, which would be the first broad attempt to operate year-round schools in New York City, appears likely to win support from a majority of the board's seven members when it is presented at a meeting next Wednesday, education officials said yesterday.
This is precisely the type of context in which humanitarian agencies often attempt to operate.
"There was absolutely no evidence that he operated or attempted to operate the hysteroscope," its report reads.
That would have the effect of stultifying attempts to operate a range of schemes to meet particular needs".
The US attorney for Manhattan, Preet Bharara, said Ulbricht's conviction should send a message to anyone attempting to operate an online criminal enterprise.
"We're aware that people are attempting to operate at venues and they will be detected, evicted and trespassed from all venues".
Travelling with the prime minister is Bob Dudley, CEO of BP, and an exemplar of the constraints on British and Russian businesses attempting to operate in the country.
