The phrase "attempted to issue" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing an effort made to produce or distribute something, such as a statement, document, or product.
Example: "The company attempted to issue a recall for the defective product, but faced legal challenges."
Alternatives: "sought to issue" or "tried to issue".
In 1861, John Frémont, now in charge of the Department of the West, which administered land west of the Mississippi, roughly up to the Californian border, actually attempted to issue an emancipation proclamation.
Lenovo, the world's largest PC manufacturer, has apologised for installing malware on consumer laptops, and attempted to issue instructions on how to fix a flaw that fatally compromised user security.
Montana has earned a reputation for meddling – it was the subject of recent mockery when legislators attempted to issue a strict, one-page dress code that seemed to focus on women's necklines and skirt-lengths.
When surge water breached the Wash, the square-mouthed bay in East Anglia, authorities in Lincolnshire attempted to issue a flood warning to caution cities likely to be affected.
When law enforcement officers attempted to issue a jaywalking citation to a jogger, Amanda Jo Stephen, she refused to stop.
At one point in the late 1990s, Browder recounts, Vladimir Potanin, an oligarch with 96% of the oil company Sidanco, attempted to issue discounted shares at a closed subscription available only to insiders.
Nodes 2 and 3 having refrained from attempting to issue their request, then attempt once again.
Parking enforcement officers in Cardiff could be fitted with body cameras because of regular assaults while attempting to issue tickets.
When the investor blocked our attempts to issue solar-backed crypto assets, we created a new company called Indeco and continued to pursue the idea.
The software debacle, along with an ill-fated attempt to issue every student, teacher and campus administrator an iPad, contributed to the resignations of Supt.
