The phrase "attempts to deviate from" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing efforts to change or move away from a particular standard, norm, or expectation.
Example: "The author attempts to deviate from traditional narrative structures to create a more engaging story."
Alternatives: "tries to diverge from" or "seeks to depart from".
Barry's brilliant, foreboding orchestral arrangements became the James Bond "sound", and attempts to deviate from it, as White and Keys did, tend not to find favour with the public.
Evans also says attempts to deviate from this approach or lay down rules can backfire: "I went on a free tour in another city and I had an amount in my head that I was going to leave, but at the end he gave us a suggested amount, which was actually half the tip I was going to give".
According to police reports, clashes broke out between police and NRM supporters when marchers attempted to deviate from the court-ordered route.
Dacre had warned that any attempt to deviate from the paper's pro-Brexit line would disillusion loyal Daily Mail readers, but Greig has repeatedly made clear his main objective is warning of the threat of a Jeremy Corbyn-led Labour government.
The name choice is an attempt to deviate from any descriptions that would further victimize the young women by defining them in terms of their past circumstances.
Dulli wrote the song in an attempt to deviate from the aesthetic of Sub Pop, whom he felt discouraged its acts from recording slow songs.
On July 18, an Airbus A330-242 carrying 242 passengers bound for Hong Kong encountered Koni in the South China Sea and attempted to deviate from its planned trajectory in order to avoid severe weather.
Ryan Hadfield of Consequence of Sound labelled "Sins of My Father" as an "essential track" of Looking 4 Myself and stated that, alongside "What Happened to U", the song displays the same "vocal prowess" as the rest of the album, but is matched with "beats of higher sophistication which avers his earnest attempt to deviate from a traditional blend of R&B and hip-hop".
As a powerful regional state actor, Iran attempts to deviate attention from the direct involvement of the IRGC in Syria.
It is unclear why the authors of this article chose to deviate from the definition by Ryd et al. (1995), and despite repeated attempts to contact the author for an explanation, we did not receive a reply.
