The phrase "attempted responses" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to responses that were made but may not have been successful or fully realized.
Example: "The survey received several attempted responses, but many were incomplete."
Alternatives: "attempted replies" or "unsuccessful responses".
The cover story in this week's New York Times Magazine deserves a more careful read.While its topic declining birth rates in Europe is not new, the discussion of causes, attempted responses, and national variations in all the above is well done and shoots down some widely held views.
In a low-stakes assessment such as PISA, a systematic reduction over time in levels of engagement or effort in equivalent cross-sections of students who have otherwise equivalent levels of proficiency is likely to produce an increase in the proportion of skipped or inadequately attempted responses to test questions (see van Barneveld, Pharand, Ruberto and Haggarty, 2013, pp. 46-48).
The attempted response is to try out, and learn from, alternative legal and regulatory regimes, starting with cannabis.
The attempted response is to strengthen the capacity of judicial and public safety institutions to ensure security, through greater professionalisation, better partnering with citizens, new success indicators, and improved international cooperation.
Mark Ravenhill once suggested that the rise of visual and physical theatre during the 1980s was an attempted response from a theatre community who felt silenced by the dominant Tory ideology (even Peter Hall voted for Margaret Thatcher believing she could sort out the unions, before realising his mistake).
Of 1,265 eligible families for whom contact was attempted, response rates were 95%and97%7% for the 1994 1996 births and 1997 1998 births, respectively, for a combined group of 1,133 children with complete data (Table 1).
McCaskey's amendment is far from the only legislative approach leagues have attempted in response to these new judicial challenges.
Optimization of the process of regeneration of spent catalyst from vinyl acetate synthesis was attempted using response surface methodology (RS M based on the central composite design (CCD).
Nor does the reason offered by the Seattle Times editorial page wash: "Closing libraries at varying times was attempted in response to earlier budget cuts.
Indications to change from NIV to invasive ventilation: A cautious trial of NIV was attempted and response to NIV was monitored after the first hour or two.
Treatment with an intraocular injection of methotrexate 400 µg and a 3-day treatment course of high-dose intravenous steroids were attempted without response.
