The phrase "attributed by some" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing opinions, beliefs, or claims that are not universally accepted and are credited to certain individuals or groups.
Example: "The theory of climate change being a natural cycle is attributed by some to a few prominent scientists."
Alternatives: "ascribed by some" or "credited by some".
Neil Kinnock's failure to attract female voters was attributed by some to his bald pate.
I once argued with the writer Jan Morris against the nonsense attributed by some Welsh to Owen Glendower.
Their growth has been attributed by some to being attractive to people on the far right, conspiracy theorists and "very noisy careerists" as their deputy once called them.
A period of extended lake ice and cool springs in the subsequent years was attributed, by some, to the presence of the ice boom.
But in 1873 a financial panic, attributed by some to overextension in Germany after receipt of France's billion-franc indemnity, ended the period of rapid growth.
The classical distinction differentiating mind, body, and soul has been attributed by some to Xenocrates and by others to the Stoic philosopher Poseidonius.
The masterpiece of the school, however, is the anonymous "Avignon Pietà" (Louvre, Paris), painted before 1457 at Villeneuve-lès-Avignon and attributed by some to Charonton.
But such bonhomie did not prevent the hurtful sneer at last month's St Petersburg summit, attributed by some to Putin, that Britain was "a small island that no one listens to".
MR. WAGONER has also given them autonomy, while Mr. Nasser's failure was attributed by some analysts to be partly a result of his refusal to delegate authority -- or to even hire a chief operating officer.
Indeed, the relatively low turnout in the first round of presidential voting, in which almost 30percentt of voters stayed home, was attributed by some to the perception that the presidency has lost much of its importance.
But what has caught the attention of the public and the French government is that many of the suicides, and more than a dozen failed suicides, have been attributed by some experts and labor officials to work-related problems.
