The phrase "attempts to stall" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing actions taken to delay or hinder progress in a situation.
Example: "The politician's attempts to stall the legislation were met with frustration from his colleagues."
Alternatives: "efforts to delay" or "tries to impede".
Last month, it very much appeared that the ADL was going to be swinging its considerable lobbying might behind the Bush administration's attempts to stall this resolution.
The issue has bitterly divided the church but in a speech to today's synod Dr Williams urged conservatives to resist the temptation to make any further attempts to stall legislation in favour of women bishops.
"This is about telling Theresa May that the people aren't on her side," she said, referring to comments this past week by Mrs. May in which she said lawmakers were undermining the public with their attempts to stall her exit plan.
Attempts to stall the FCC vote have picked up since it emerged that nearly eight million online messages sent in during the agency's formal comment period on Pai's proposed plan appear to have been sent from temporary or disposable e-mail addresses, suggesting they may well be fakes.
The research by an outside adviser picked by former Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt — and funded by grants from the auto industry — is sure to fuel critics of the Trump administration's attempts to stall rules meant to reduce the amount of climate-warming and illness-causing pollution produced by the nation's automobiles.
The full ruling of the court of appeal hearing on 1 November shows the judges to be furious at Apple's attempts to stall on the acknowledgements and its addition of "false and misleading" additions to the statement that Apple was originally to put up.
