The phrase "attempt to serve a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing efforts to provide or deliver something, often in a formal or legal context.
Example: "The organization made an attempt to serve a notice to the defendant regarding the upcoming court date."
Alternatives: "try to deliver a" or "make an effort to provide a".
I reject both the chip barm and any attempt to serve a "posh" chip butty.
An attempt to serve a meal as though it's been caught halfway through breaking into a scrapyard?
6. (C) Another report we received in recent days was a suggestion that Romanian law enforcement authorities, working through EU channels, would attempt to serve a legal summons to Van Goethem, who we believe is currently a U.S. Embassy dependent at AmEmbassy Berlin.
Leeds County Court heard from Mr Bates's lawyer Hiren Mistry about the club's attempt to serve a writ against Mr Levi in December 2010.
The court heard from Mr Bates's lawyer, Hiren Mistry, about the club's attempt to serve a writ against Mr Levi in December 2010.
SACRAMENTO -- Nearly 100 chanting and placard-waving union members marched to a downtown Sacramento office tower in a staged and futile attempt to serve a $240 million bill on the California Chamber of Commerce.
It is the first serious attempt to serve an entirely Korean menu to a mainstream audience.
The files also disclose that in 2012 the AFP attempted to serve a proceeds of crime seizure notice through Mossack Fonseca to one of the companies it registered.
In "Practicing Western Oncology in Shanghai, China: One Group's Experience," Ms. Lu wrote: "We are attempting to serve a huge population with limited resources, and the system to protect Chinese physicians remains a big issue.
When officers attempted to serve a failure-to-appear warrant at his home – the same thing that led to Gaines' barricade – MacArthur would not come out and the incident ended in a lengthy standoff with police.
The Branch Davidian episode began on Feb. 28, 1993, when a gunfight broke out as Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents attempted to serve a warrant on Mr. Koresh at the compound near Waco.
