"attempted to begin" is a grammatically correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It can be used when describing an action or intention to start something, but the attempt was not successful. Here is an example: She attempted to begin her paper, but was interrupted by a phone call.
Initially, Che attempted to begin an insurgency in the Congo.
Another footballer in a separate injunction case on Friday attempted to begin action against a number of Twitter users.
Shortly after 1pm, the demonstrators attempted to begin their march amid chants of "a-anti, anti-capitalista".
But even as the new governor attempted to begin with a clean slate, questions remain about her own propriety after it was revealed last month that she signed a letter written for her by Comcast, a major campaign contributor, in support of its business interests.
Doubtless, there will be similarly pointed words about the shooting at the inspectors as they attempted to begin an investigation.
The key predicament with AI is that since its nascent stages of development, scholars have attempted to begin with problems that are difficult for us (humans) to solve and that require a lot of logical thinking (for example, playing chess).
Birch said the N.F.L. would not attempt to begin blood collection next week unless the union agreed.
Birch said the league would not attempt to begin blood collection next week unless the union agreed.
A man has been jailed for 10 years after attempting to begin an "incest family" with a woman, and her two underage daughters.
With the nod to Jones's achievement, he did not diminish his own but he set the stage for what he will be attempting to begin this week.
Dr. Schaller was in Iran with a fellow Wildlife Conservation Society researcher, Dr. Timothy O'Brien, on Sept. 11, attempting to begin the first systematic survey of the animals.
