"continuing attempts" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used to describe efforts or actions that are ongoing or persistent. Example: Despite her continuing attempts to quit, Jane found it difficult to give up smoking.
Her continuing attempts to tackle political and environmental issues are real and deeply felt.
Nor has the plush Blackwood pickup helped Lincoln in its continuing attempts to redefine itself.
The drop comes amid continuing attempts by the exams regulator Ofqual to tackle grade inflation.
But the UK foreign secretary, William Hague said he was continuing attempts to get the Ukrainians and Russians together.
The test would come amid continuing attempts to persuade the North to dismantle its nuclear weapons program.
The intervention comes amid continuing attempts to lock the Taliban into the peace process, 12 years after they were ousted from power by an international military coalition.
And in his continuing attempt to return to his baritone roots in the twilight of his career, Plácido Domingo sings Germont.
It's also easy to criticize Republicans' continuing love of abstinence-only sex education and opposition to gay rights as a continuing attempt to erase queer people today.
He did not comment on the continuing attempt to overthrow Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi in Libya or the turmoil in Yemen, Syria and other countries.
He remained the loyal soldier in a continuing attempt to prove his worth, while seeking Eisenhower's trust and confidence through persistent public demonstrations of his subordinate position.
Some analysts interpret this as part of Mousavi's continuing attempt to present himself as an unflinching nationalist, in the hope of retaining influence in the reformist movement.
