The phrase "attempted to adjust" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when describing an effort made to change or modify something, often in response to a situation or problem.
Example: "She attempted to adjust the settings on the device to improve its performance."
Alternatives: "tried to modify" or "sought to change".
24 25 26 Although previous studies attempted to adjust for comorbidity, this adjustment has often had substantial limitations, the most important of which is reliance on administrative data that may have low sensitivity for the presence of comorbid illness.
We have attempted to adjust for excess diagnosis, and the effect of this adjustment does not vary greatly with different assumptions concerning the mean sojourn time.
The film is about the life of a Vietnam veteran, and how he attempted to adjust after his return from conflict, including facing real experience nightmares by participating in re-enactments of historical conflicts.
For a few years thereafter, Great Britain, Japan, the United States, and France attempted to adjust their conflicting interests in China, cooperated in assisting the Beijing government, and generally refrained from aiding particular Chinese factions in the recurrent power struggles.
While we attempted to adjust for the likelihood of being placed on NIPPV, only a randomized controlled trial will be able to answer this question definitively.
We attempted to adjust for this by calculating a citation rate, which may provide information regarding the importance and potential influence that the research has.
Many research efforts have attempted to adjust and redesign the current Internet's content exchange model causing a lot of signaling overhead, especially in the case of mobile devices.
While renal function may have impacted serum FABP7 levels, we attempted to adjust for this by including renal function (MELD) in multivariable analysis.
Following the last big downturn, in 2002, businesses attempted to adjust their risk exposure by strengthening their internal controls and improving their financial transparency.
In addition, Gloyna attempted to adjust for sunlight by multiplying the computed volume from Eq. (1) and the quotient of solar radiation in the area and the solar radiation found in the southwest.
They attempted to adjust his schedule and remove him from some of the most tense situations.
