The phrase "fewer attempts" is correct and can be used in written English.
For example: I passed the exam on the second attempt, but some of my classmates only passed after making fewer attempts.
That was two fewer attempts than Charlie Ward had and four fewer than Marcus Camby had.
Last year, Testaverde had only two games with fewer attempts than that.
Of the top five scorers, only LeBron James had fewer attempts (135).
The better that teams play, the fewer attempts they need to make.
Combined, they actually conceded fewer attempts than the United States (56) who can now look forward to a last 16 game against the Belgians.
True enough, the statistics show that Roma had just two fewer attempts on target than Inter and actually enjoyed more possession.
In the women's pole vault Yelena Isinbayeva suffered her first defeat at a major event in six years as Anna Rogowska of Poland won by default, taking fewer attempts to clear 4.68m.
Had they been given the normal terms of the time, between 10 and 12 years – even when violence had been involved – they might have made fewer attempts to escape, as Biggs did so successfully.
His record-setting 270th came with 6 49 left in the second quarter, surpassing Ray Allen's total from the 2005-6 season, but doing so with 61 fewer attempts.(Curry added two more 3's later).
"It distracts the defense, but it also adds an element of focus and concentration to our offense," said Toronto Manager John Farrell, whose team has a higher success rate than Maddon's and a similar failure rate, albeit with fewer attempts.
Participants will achieve successful intubation in fewer attempts when utilizing the CVS.
