The phrase "attempts to slice" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing efforts to cut or divide something, either literally or metaphorically.
Example: "The chef makes several attempts to slice the vegetables evenly for the salad."
Alternatives: "tries to cut" or "endeavors to divide".
Isiah Thomas, who scored 36 points, hit a 3-pointer - his fourth of the game in six attempts - to slice the Bulls' lead to 105-102, with 15.2 seconds left.
Now that the Tories are in government with a majority, the source claimed Duncan Smith was standing firm against attempts to slice off bits of his budget to fund a series of giveaways, including slashing inheritance tax and raising the 40p tax threshold to benefit people on twice the national average wage.
It is generally accepted that "meaning" is a suffusing characteristic of all language by definition, and the attempt to slice meaning into "senses" must be done arbitrarily by the person analyzing the language.
But whether prime minister Viktor Orbán's solution is a bold attempt to slice through the Gordian knot, or a reckless policy gamble that will freeze the economy and drive interest rates sky-high, depends on whom you ask.Today, the Swiss franc is worth almost 236 forints (or $1.12).
Iain Duncan Smith is "pushing back" against attempts to "salami slice" through the welfare budget to deliver the prime minister's pledge of £12bn in savings, allies of the work and pensions secretary have claimed.
These video-sharing deals are one element of the resource-sharing partnerships strategy the BBC is pursuing with commercial media companies as it seeks to fend off attempts to top-slice the licence fee to help support other public service broadcasters.
He has resisted all attempts to "top-slice" the corporation's funding to support other public service broadcasters, such as Channel 4, saying surplus cash should be handed back to licence fee payers or used to pay for universal UK broadband access.
Attempting to neatly slice these shades of gray in order to most perfectly define a "true Democrat" would leave many thoughtful Americans out in the cold.
This man, who attempts to use a sword to slice a watermelon on a glass table, does not disappoint.
Whether you're serving up a Thanksgiving Butterball or tofurkey, or attempting to spiral-slice a Christmas ham, there's nothing more Norman Rockwell than the holiday meal.
