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The phrase "attempts to switch off" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing efforts to turn off a device, system, or even a mental state.
Example: "Despite his attempts to switch off from work, the stress kept creeping back into his mind."
Alternatives: "tries to turn off" or "endeavors to shut down".
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And we have broadcast live from Cairo's Tahrir Square day and night for the last 12 days, despite all attempts to switch off our cameras and arrest our reporters.
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"We know that young people who are struggling with mental health problems are more likely to abuse alcohol, drugs and prescription medication in an attempt to switch off from distressing feelings".
Of course, they are threatened by a digital switchover, but given the outcry created by small numbers of 6Music and internet radio listeners, the attempt to switch off many millions of FM users – including most road users – would be political suicide.
But this attempt to switch off his emotions is ultimately unsuccessful.
"But I try to switch off.
Now, Silva attempts – "with some limited success" – to switch off between Friday night and Sunday morning.
The higher expression of the Ptpn16 gene, instead of directly promoting arthritis, could represent an unsuccessful attempt by the DA rat to switch off the pristane-induced reaction.
Be sure to switch off the power before attempting to switch the wire connections.
seems to invite us to switch off.
It's somewhere to switch off.
Adults need to switch off, literally so.
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